Understanding Modding Devotion, Practices and Motivations using Serious Leisure Perspective

Tancred, NC; Türkay, S; Vickery, NEM; Wyeth, P

Understanding Modding Devotion, Practices and Motivations using Serious Leisure Perspective

Tancred, NC Türkay, S Vickery, NEM Wyeth, P

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Publisher:: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publication Type:: Conference Proceeding
Citation:: ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2023, pp. 11-23
Issue Date:: 2023-12-02

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dc.contributor.author	Tancred, NC
dc.contributor.author	Türkay, S
dc.contributor.author	Vickery, NEM
dc.contributor.author	Wyeth, P https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1867-9536
dc.date.accessioned	2024-08-28T02:57:48Z
dc.date.available	2024-08-28T02:57:48Z
dc.date.issued	2023-12-02
dc.identifier.citation	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series, 2023, pp. 11-23
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/10453/180572
dc.description.abstract	Modding actively contributes to videogame post-launch life cycles. Prior research has investigated the motivations of modders, but most studies have treated makers and users as the same group. This limits our understanding of how and why people may engage and progress in modding as a serious leisure activity. In a mixed-method study (N=483), we examined whether modding can be conceptualized as a Serious Leisure Activity. Using the SLIM (Serious Leisure Inventory Measure), closed-ended demographics items, and open-response questions, we investigated how modders perceive themselves, their common practices, and motivations using the theoretical lens of Serious Leisure and Devotion. We found that the key motivation for modders is the enjoyment of creating content. However, we also found that modders are diverse in their practices and motivations to mod. They mod different videogames and make various types of mods, and their motivation changes with their levels of devotion. Overall, this paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge around the motivations and practices of modders.
dc.language	en
dc.publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
dc.relation.ispartof	ACM International Conference Proceeding Series
dc.relation.ispartof	Proceedings of the 35th Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference
dc.relation.isbasedon	10.1145/3638380.3638386
dc.rights	info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess
dc.title	Understanding Modding Devotion, Practices and Motivations using Serious Leisure Perspective
dc.type	Conference Proceeding
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney
pubs.organisational-group	University of Technology Sydney/Faculty of Engineering and Information Technology
utslib.copyright.status	open_access	*
dc.date.updated	2024-08-28T02:57:47Z
pubs.publication-status	Published

Abstract:

Modding actively contributes to videogame post-launch life cycles. Prior research has investigated the motivations of modders, but most studies have treated makers and users as the same group. This limits our understanding of how and why people may engage and progress in modding as a serious leisure activity. In a mixed-method study (N=483), we examined whether modding can be conceptualized as a Serious Leisure Activity. Using the SLIM (Serious Leisure Inventory Measure), closed-ended demographics items, and open-response questions, we investigated how modders perceive themselves, their common practices, and motivations using the theoretical lens of Serious Leisure and Devotion. We found that the key motivation for modders is the enjoyment of creating content. However, we also found that modders are diverse in their practices and motivations to mod. They mod different videogames and make various types of mods, and their motivation changes with their levels of devotion. Overall, this paper contributes to the growing body of knowledge around the motivations and practices of modders.

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