Participation of the young ones in virtual worlds: a look at experiences and motivations

dc.creator	Ahmer Iqbal, Marja Kankaanranta, Pekka Neittaanmäki
dc.date	2011-04-01T00:00:00Z
dc.date.accessioned	2015-07-20T22:12:53Z
dc.date.available	2015-07-20T22:12:53Z
dc.identifier	1309-1506
dc.identifier	1309-0348
dc.identifier	https://doaj.org/article/d8b94b1d35ff46768dbd09b7f3170b99
dc.identifier.uri	http://evidence.thinkportal.org/handle/123456789/15600
dc.description	Virtual worlds have become very popular and there have been some attempts to find the motivations and experiences of using them. The aim of this paper is to analyze the motivations and experiences of young ones to utilize virtual worlds. The paper identifies the activities that children perform in virtual worlds, features they use as well as the reasons for abandoning these virtual worlds. The paper presents results of a qualitative field study. The results indicate that features that are liked in the virtual worlds are similar to games. The most liked features for virtual worlds were developing characters and doing things in groups. The activities that were liked the most in virtual worlds were: chatting or doing different things with friends; playing games; and exploring new places. The main reasons to abandon virtual worlds were increased needs for social networking and better gaming experiences. Students showed interest in using games and virtual worlds at schools, but were generally rather skeptic about this possibility.
dc.language	English
dc.publisher	Academic World Education and Reseach Center
dc.relation	http://www.world-education-center.org/index.php/wjet/article/view/178/pdf_40
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1309-1506
dc.relation	https://doaj.org/toc/1309-0348
dc.source	World Journal on Educational Technology , Vol 3, Iss 1, Pp 16-27 (2011)
dc.subject	Virtual worlds
dc.subject	multi-user virtual environments
dc.subject	user experience
dc.subject	motivation
dc.subject	computer-assisted learning
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	DOAJ:Education
dc.subject	DOAJ:Social Sciences
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.subject	Special aspects of education
dc.subject	LC8-6691
dc.subject	Education
dc.subject	L
dc.title	Participation of the young ones in virtual worlds: a look at experiences and motivations
dc.type	article