Özet:

Investigations on digital games are handled together with different disciplines and approaches. Accordingly, there are some methodological differences in game analysis methods. Some reviews take a gam-eoriented approach to game design. As for player-oriented research, it is studied in the field of ethnographic or digital media, and each uses methods from fields such as psychology, philosophy and sociology. In this study, a player-oriented approach was adopted. The subject of the research is the relationship between player experiences and behaviors in online multiplayer games and game structure. In the research, League of Legends game in the MOBA (Multiplayer Online Battle Arena) game category, which is a sub-genre of MMOG (Massively Online Multiplayer Games), was chosen. By adopting a situationist approach, it is aimed to analyze which elements of the game affect which experiential processes in the players by examining the relationship between the playing experiences of the players and the game structure in the light of player motivation and need theories. A study was made with the generation Z players, where digital games are the most popular today, and their game playing practices were examined within the framework of generation-specific features. With the phenomenology approach adopted by the semi-structured in-depth interview conducted within the scope of player-oriented analysis, the motivational tendencies, experiences and behavioral practices of the players in different sociocultural environments were examined within the framework of game design. The playing practices of the Z generation have been examined in the light of various motivation and need theories. According to the results of the research, game structure affects player experiences and behaviors in the field of game-specific social interaction.

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