The Different Types of Motivation in a Game

We isolated 12 distinct motivations that grouped into six pairs. Under the action prong are people who like chaos and mayhem, the destruction bit in fast paced action gameplay with a lot of surprises and thrills. Action is destruction and excitement under the social prong or both competition and the appeal of social interaction and being in a team. Mastery is about long term thinking and planning, whether that's challenge, you know, practicing and mastering content or strategy. And then finally creativity which is different ways of making the game your own,. Whether it's design, customizing your avatar, a city expressing yourself and your individuality in the context of the game. So in a nutshell, that's what the model