> For the complete documentation index, see [llms.txt](https://docs.idew.org/project-video-game/llms.txt). Markdown versions of documentation pages are available by appending `.md` to page URLs; this page is available as [Markdown](https://docs.idew.org/project-video-game/project-instructions/1-discover-and-define-problem/1.1-player-motivations.md).

# 1.1 Player Motivations

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Just as people like different types of books or movies, people like different types of video games. If you're going to design a video game, you'll need to know more about what motivates people to play certain games.

You'll start by taking a survey to determine your own Gamer Motivation Profile. Later in the project, your team will decide which gaming motivations to target for its game concept.

[Quantic Foundry](http://quanticfoundry.com/) is a game analytics consulting company that has gathered data from over 400,000 video game players to construct a scientific model that describes different types of gaming motivations.

This model identified 12 gaming motivations that form into 6 groups. For example, *Challenge* and *Strategy* are gaming motivations that belong to the *Mastery* group.

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1. [Take the online survey](https://apps.quanticfoundry.com/surveys/start/gamerprofile/) to determine your Gamer Motivation Profile. The survey takes about 10 minutes to complete.
2. Record your results in [this assignment template](https://drive.google.com/open?id=1QtWFyRvM4sgI5W1iHRpx-60IMaf7P4drH122iJjbMoc).
3. Discuss and compare your results with others in the class.

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### **❏ Deliverable**

Submit your Gamer Motivation Profile results
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