2004/11/01 by Peter Vorderer, Christoph Klimmt, Ute Ritterfeld · 3 citations
Arts and Humanities · Economics, Econometrics and Finance · Social Sciences · #Cinema and Media Studies #Digital Games and Media #Media Influence and Health
paper · doi:10.1111/j.1468-2885.2004.tb00321.x
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This article suggests an integrated view of media entertainment that is capable of covering more of the dimensional complexity and dynamics of entertainment experiences than existing theories do. Based on a description of what is meant by complexity and dynamics, the authors outline a conceptual model that is centered around enjoyment as the core of entertainment, and that addresses prerequisites of enjoyment which have to be met by the individual media user and by the given media product. The theoretical foundation is used to explain why people display strong preferences for being entertained (motivational perspective) and what kind of consequences entertaining media consumption may have (effects perspective, e.g., facilitation of learning processes).