ENHANCING ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION THROUGH THE PLAYER JOURNEY

ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION IS A VERY IMPORTANT PROCESS OF ORGANIZATIONAL COMMUNICATION THAT HAS PROFOUND IMPACT ON BOTH THE EFFICIENCY OF THE ORGANIZATION AND THE WELLBEING OF ITS MEMBERS. IN THIS PAPER WE TAKE A LOOK AT THE MAIN ELEMENTS OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION, AT WHAT VIDEO GAMES USE AS EQUIVALENT FOR ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION, THE PLAYER JOURNEY, AND AT WHAT MAKES A GAME FUN. WE TRY TO IDENTIFY THE MOST USED GAME MECHANICS IN THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE PLAYER JOURNEY BY STUDYING SOME OF THE BEST VIDEO GAMES ON THE MARKET. WE APPLY INTERPRETIVE RESEARCH ON DATA COLL ECTED FORM 60 VIDEO GAMES BY OBSERVING THE IMPLEMENTATION OF SPECIFIC GAME MECHANICS AND TYPES OF FUN THROUGHOUT THE PHASES OF THE PLAYER JOURNEY. WE IDENTIFY THE MAIN ASPECTS THAT MAKE A SUCCESSFUL PLAYER JOURNEY AND USE THEM TO PROPOSE A STARTING POINT I N CREATING PRINCIPLES FOR ENHANCING THE EFFICIENCY OF ORGANIZATIONAL SOCIALIZATION.

The body of this article is intentionally hidden on the public page. Please use the PDF reader or the PDF download for the complete text.