CULTURAL DETERMINANTS OF BOARD GAMES PREFERENCES

• Authors: Mijal Michał

Title variants

PL

Kulturowe wyznaczniki preferencji wobec gier planszowych

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

The purpose of this article is to give some insight into the cultural determinants of games based on the cultural dimensions theory by Geert Hofstede and on certain national preferences regarding board games. By means of statistical description, average values and standard deviations of board game ratings have been analysed across different countries and this set of data has been compared to cultural dimensions theory indicators. Preliminary results suggest that there can be a link between the long term orientation culture index and the higher ratings of games that put an emphasis on strategy rather than tactics. However, due to imperfections of the available data no definitive link could have been established.

Keywords

EN

CULTURAL DETERMINANTS; LONG TERM ORIENTATION; MODERN BOARD GAMES; NATIONAL PREFERENCES

• Publisher: Polskie Towarzystwo Badania Gier (Games Research Association of Poland)
• Journal: Homo Ludens
• Year: 2014
• Issue: 1(6)
• Pages: 117-129
• Document type: article

Contributors

author

Mijal Michał

• Michał Mijal, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Zarządzania, Katedra Teorii Organizacji, Zakład Teorii i Metod Organizacji, ul. Szturmowa 1/3, 02-678 Warszawa, Poland

• Michał Mijal, Uniwersytet Warszawski, Wydział Zarządzania, Katedra Teorii Organizacji, Zakład Teorii i Metod Organizacji, ul. Szturmowa 1/3, 02-678 Warszawa, Poland

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