Impasse-Driven Learning in the Context of Video Games in Chinese Players

Author

Zhang, Xuemin ; Luo, Xin ; Blumberg, Fran C. ; Shen, Zijiao ; Su, Chunhui

Author_Institution

Sch. of Psychol. & Beijing Key Lab. of Appl. Exp. Psychol., Beijing Normal Univ., Beijing

fYear

2009

fDate

23-25 Jan. 2009

Firstpage

872

Lastpage

876

Abstract

This study was designed to elucidate the problem-solving skills used by frequent and infrequent Chinese video game players to negotiate impasses encountered while playing video game. All participants were instructed to think aloud while playing a video game for 20 consecutive minutes. Comments were made with thinking aloud. Findings showed that frequent players made significantly greater reference to insight and game strategies than infrequent players. After reaching an impasse, all players also were most likely to comment on their game progress and potential game strategies to use. Over the course of game play, there are some cross cultural differences were founded.

Keywords

computer aided instruction; computer games; Chinese player; impasse-driven learning; problem-solving skill; video game; Arithmetic; Cultural differences; Data mining; Games; Internet; Learning; Neuroscience; Problem-solving; Psychology; Strategic planning; Impasse-Driven Learning; Player; Video Games;

fLanguage

English

Publisher

ieee

Conference_Titel

Knowledge Discovery and Data Mining, 2009. WKDD 2009. Second International Workshop on

Conference_Location

Moscow

Print_ISBN

978-0-7695-3543-2

Type

conf

DOI

10.1109/WKDD.2009.227

Filename

4772073