Scott Rigby, gaming psychology expert, delivers keynote at 2015 GiGse Conference on Why Mobile Games are Winning Mindshare. “To improve player retention” Rigby notes that “developers must understand player motivation and engagement at a higher resolution, both conceptually and in the data they collect to
By Kris Graft | February 4, 2015 This Gamasutra article explores how Warner Bros. Games’ studio Monolith designed the Nemesis system of Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor using Self-Determination Theory (SDT) concepts and imploring Immersyve’s engagement metrics called the Player Experience of Need Satisfaction (PENS).
“Why has gamification exploded in its popularity over the past two to three years, and what specifically is gamification seeking to achieve?” Immersyve’s president Scott Rigby addresses these questions and further explores how to apply principles of motivation and engagement to gamification in the newly released
By Ben Bradford | January 9, 2015 Many children of a certain generation have a warm place in their heart for classic Nintendo games like Mario and Zelda. As adults, they’re spending to rediscover it… Games can range from a few dollars to a
By Scott Rigby and Richard Ryan Published in 2011 by Praeger (Santa Barbara, California) “As games mature, and the average age of gamers continues to rise, we can hope that game scholarship will evolve as well, and Glued to Games” is a good step
By Andrew Przybylski, Edward Deci, C. Scott Rigby, & Richard Ryan. Published in Journal of Personality and Social Psychology (Vol 106, pp 441-457). Do games foster aggression? The extent to which games contribute to aggression is hotly debated. In this research based on Self-Determination
From GDC 2014, By Joshua Vanderwall | March 20, 2014 I started to get skeptical just a few minutes into a talk by Scott Rigby and Troy Skinner – game consultants from Immersyve who focus on the psychology of games – titled “The Importance of
By Keith Andrew | March 17, 2014 From GDC 2014… “Developers often think that if they make the next Titanfall or Call of Dutystyle shooter on mobile or tablets, it’s going to ‘blow the market wide open’,” offered Scott Rigby of Immersyve during the firm’s
By Wei Peng, Jih-Hsuan Lin, Karin A. Pfeiffer, & Brian Winn Published in Media Psychology, 15, 175–196. DOI: 10.1080/15213269.2012.673850 ABSTRACT: Empirical studies have validated that basic needs satisfaction supported by video game play predicts motivation and engagement outcomes. However, few studies specifically manipulated game features
Presented by Scott Rigby at PAX Dev in Seattle, WA (2011) This session presented a validated model and specific strategies for designing mechanics, content, and features that are optimally designed to maximize the lifetime value and enthusiasm of players by sustaining their interest and engagement
