This chapter discusses different types of players and how they affect game development. It covers player motivations, player archetypes, geographic factors like country and region, psychographic factors like personality traits, demographic factors like age and gender, and generational differences among players. Understanding these elements is important for developing games that appeal to specific target audiences.

1. Game Development Essentials An Introduction (2 nd Edition)

2. Chapter 2 Player Elements who plays and why?

5. Player Suits Richard Bartle’s “Players Who Suit MUDs”

6. Geographics South Korea Japan Germany Regional US

7. Geographics

8. Geographics

9. Psychographics VALS (Values, Attitudes & Lifestyles Survey)

10. Psychographics Meyers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI)

14. Gen X The “Lone Hero” Generation Tomb Raider ’s Lara Croft and Half-Life ’s Gordon Freeman are both depicted as lone heroes.

15. Millennials The “Teamwork” Generation Games that incorporate cooperation—such as A Tale in the Desert and Puzzle Pirates —might be ideal games for the Millennial Generation.

16. Millennials The “Teamwork” Generation Players cooperate in teams in both Call of Duty 3 (playing as either Axis or Allies) and World of Warcraft.