Table 5 Medians (Mdn) and Interquartile Range (IQR) for higher and lower MoCAs for each condition (game mode), between-groups comparison (Mann-Whitney U Test), and Friedman’s statistics for higher and lower MoCAs according to each component of the Game Experience Questionnaire’s Core Module and Social Presence Module
Competitive | Co-active | Collaborative | Between conditions comparison | |||||||||
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Component | Higher MoCAs | Lower MoCAs | Between-groups comp. | Higher MoCAs | Lower MoCAs | Between-groups comp. | Higher MoCAs | Lower MoCAs | Between-groups comp. | Higher MoCAs | Lower MoCAs | |
Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Mann-Whitney U, p Value | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Mann-Whitney U, p Value | Median (IQR) | Median (IQR) | Mann-Whitney U, p Value | Chi-Square, p Value | Chi-Square, p Value | ||
Core Module | Competence | 2.40 (2.00) | 2.40 (1.10) | 162.5, 0.454 | 2.80 (1.10) | 2.20 (0.95) | 154.5, 0.329 | 3.00 (1.40) | 2.20 (0.75) | 118.5, 0.046 | 0.444, 0.801 | 1.971, 0.373 |
Sensory and Imaginative Immersion | 2.50 (1.00) | 2.09 (1.21) | 304.5, 0.117 | 2.50 (1.17) | 2.33 (0.88) | 322.0, 0.283 | 2.67 (1.09) | 2.09 (0.88) | 286.5, 0.038 | 2.111, 0.348 | 0.206, 0.902 | |
Flow | 3.20 (1.10) | 2.40 (1.30) | 116.5, 0.040 | 3.00 (1.20) | 2.80 (1.30) | 147.5, 0.240 | 3.20 (1.10) | 2.50 (0.85) | 100.0, 0.012 | 3.909, 0.142 | 0.471, 0.790 | |
Tension/Annoyance | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 185.0, 0.830 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 167.5, 0.250 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 187.0, 0.883 | 0.800, 0.670 | 0.500, 0.779 | |
Challenge | 0.80 (0.60) | 0.70 (1.10) | 162.5, 0.451 | 0.60 (1.00) | 0.40 (1.25) | 161.0, 0.426 | 1.00 (0.90) | 0.60 (0.85) | 154.5, 0.328 | 2.413, 0.299 | 3.033, 0.219 | |
Negative Affect | 0.00 (0.13) | 0.00 (0.06) | 186.0, 0.909 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 186.5, 0.894 | 0.00 (0.00) | 0.00 (0.00) | 175.5, 0.512 | 4.769, 0.092 | 2.632, 0.268 | |
Positive Affect | 3.40 (1.10) | 3.00 (0.65) | 136.0, 0.131 | 3.20 (0.70) | 3.00 (0.60) | 125.0, 0.068 | 3.40 (1.00) | 3.00 (0.50) | 122.0, 0.057 | 0.488, 0.799 | 0.375, 0.829 | |
Social Presence Module | Empathy | 2.50 (1.16) | 2.17 (1.54) | 150.5, 0.277 | 2.67 (0.50) | 2.42 (1.00) | 138.5, 0.151 | 2.83 (0.75) | 2.92 (1.12) | 167.0, 0.533 | 2.960, 0.228 | 5.559, 0.062 |
Negative Feelings | 0.60 (1.20) | 0.60 (0.70) | 181.0, 0.819 | 0.40 (1.20) | 0.50 (1.05) | 188.0, 0.977 | 0.40 (1.00) | 0.80 (1.20) | 180.0, 0.796 | 0.500, 0.779 | 0.030, 0.985 | |
Behavioral Involvement | 1.33 (1.00) | 1.09 (0.91) | 159.5, 0.404 | 1.00 (0.58) | 0.67 (1.34) | 165.5, 0.505 | 1.83 (0.91) | 1.42 (1.08) | 127.0, 0.079 | 13.468, 0.001 | 5.548, 0.062 | |