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Area of Science:

  • Psychology
  • Human-Computer Interaction
  • Game Design

Background:

  • Research on technology use and mental health often assumes design elements impact users psychologically.
  • This assumption is central to diagnosing behavioral addictions like gambling disorder and gaming disorder.
  • Previous research on 'addictive' design structures faces significant construct validity challenges.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To propose a new design-phenomenological framework, 'vitality structures,' to conceptualize psychologically relevant links between game design and player experience.
  • To address construct validity issues in the study of technology use and mental health, particularly concerning gaming disorder.
  • To offer a pragmatic approach for identifying and utilizing design elements that resonate with players.

Main Methods:

  • Drawing from the history of 'vitality affects' in psychiatry.
  • Introducing 'vitality structures' as a conceptual framework.
  • Proposing working conceptualizations of three vitality structures observed in videogames played by individuals seeking treatment for gaming disorder.

Main Results:

  • Vitality structures are presented as pragmatic constructs, not natural kinds, useful for empirical research.
  • The framework facilitates conceptualizing the connection between game design elements and player phenomenology.
  • Three specific vitality structures relevant to gaming disorder treatment-seekers are proposed.

Conclusions:

  • Vitality structures offer a construct-valid approach to understanding the psychological impact of game design.
  • Systematic research into vitality structures can yield replicable findings on design effects.
  • This framework can advance the study of technology use, mental health, and behavioral addictions.