An Analysis of Expressed Cheating Behaviors in Video Games. (September 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Doherty, Shawn M.; Liskey, Devin; Via, Christopher M.; Frederick, Christina; Kring, Jason P.; Liu, Dahai
• Is Part Of: Proceedings of the Human Factors and Ergonomics Society ... Annual Meeting. Volume 58:Part 1(2014)
• Page Start: 2393
• Page End: 2396
• Publication Date: 2014-09
• Subjects: Human engineering -- Congresses; 620.8205
• DOI: 10.1177/1541931214581498
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1541-9312

Abstract

A series of 50 responses regarding reasons for cheating behavior in video games were provided by undergraduate students. These responses were sorted into a series of 13 categories by raters to investigate the most common reasons provided for cheating. An analysis of inter-rater agreement as well as frequency of category representation is provided. The most common outcomes were that players cheat to progress in a game as well as to gain advantage over others. The discussion compared this study's results to an existing cheating taxonomy.