A Grounded Theory Construction of the eSports Endogenous Drive Model

Abstract

E-sports attracts a lot of time and energy from adolescents, making them happy to actively participate and even become addicted to the Internet. In order to reveal the mechanism of e-sports addiction and the mechanism of action, a model of e-sports internal drive was constructed by rooting qualitative analysis of interview data from 30 e-sports players, and the results of the study showed that the e-sports internal drive model consists of incentive setting (continuous incentive, variety of incentives, incentive can be redeemed, and incentive odds), task setting (can start over, flexible and free, can be completed, and specific goals), program setting (forming a team, simple interpersonal relationship, specific rules, timely feedback, fairness, simple operation, goal focus, quantified indicators, challenge difficulty, and training guidance), 3 dimensions, and 18 categories. The three dimensions are interrelated and synergistic eSports influencing factors. The establishment of this model enriches the relevant theories on the study of eSports endogamy and provides a reference basis for revealing the current social phenomenon of eSports game addiction among eSports players.