ORIGINAL RESEARCH article
Front. Commun.
Sec. Visual Communication
Volume 10 - 2025 | doi: 10.3389/fcomm.2025.1622613
Analysing of Player's Perceptions on Game Aesthetics
Provisionally accepted
- 1Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University, Suzhou, China
- 2Beijing Normal-Hong Kong Baptist University, Zhuhai, China
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Game aesthetics is a crucial multi-faceted concept in studying player experience within the game industry. However, research on game players lacks empirical studies investigating their perceptions of game aesthetics. To address the gap, this research employed the framework of the Mechanics, Dynamics, and Aesthetics (MDA) approach with eight dimensions to test game players' perceptions of game aesthetics. A survey was conducted, gathering responses from 462 respondents with basic ARPG (Action Role-Playing Game) experience. The results showed significant differences among the eight dimensions of game aesthetics, while also showing a high degree of correlation among them. ARPG Players with different educational backgrounds, game experiences, monthly game expenditures and playtime exhibited differences in their perceptions of game aesthetics. Players' perception of game aesthetics can influence their acceptance of games which in turn affects their willingness to purchase or recommend the game to others.
Keywords: game aesthetics, MDA approach, Game Player's Perception, Game Acceptance, Action Role-Playing Game
Received: 04 May 2025; Accepted: 09 Oct 2025.
Copyright: © 2025 Mai, Yuan, Long and FU. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY). The use, distribution or reproduction in other forums is permitted, provided the original author(s) or licensor are credited and that the original publication in this journal is cited, in accordance with accepted academic practice. No use, distribution or reproduction is permitted which does not comply with these terms.
* Correspondence:
Yuan Yuan, yuanyuan@uic.edu.cn
Kun FU, fukun1010@hotmail.com
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