Partial goals include summarization, characteristics, and applications within the gaming discourse illustrating far-reaching ways in which evolutionary theory could potentially advance digital games research and hence enrich the game studies in general.ĭespite their similarity with play, games are theorized as voluntary attempts to overcome unnecessary obstacles following self-handicapping arbitrary rules. The exploratory study aims to contribute to the creation of a theoretical framework for the research of digital games from the perspective of evolutionary psychology.

This study introduces the meaning of evolutionary psychology as well as points out its significance and certain neglect in relation to present digital games research. However, not all approaches have so far gained sufficient attention. The multidisciplinary character of game studies enables the implementation of knowledge from various study fields, and so explores games in different terms.

In: AD ALTA : Journal of Interdisciplinary Research, vol. In terms of the topics conveyed by evolutionary psychology we can distinguish four universal and innate Darwinian modules that emerged as a reaction to specific survival problems: reproductive module including issues of attractiveness, courtship, partner selection, survival module including for example competition, selection of shelter and living environment or feeding habits, kin selection module regarding the order and relations of siblings and reciprocation module including social aspects such as giftgiving behaviour and means of fostering relationships.īALÁŽIKOVÁ, M., MAGO, Z.: Resurrection of evolutionary psychology in gaming: How can old principles contribute a new domain. Thus, as stated for example by Buss limiting evolutionary psychology to mating and sex differences is insufficient since it has a potential to shed light onto all sorts of human behaviour including social interactions, language, morality, learning, motivation or emotions -all topics heavily in the focal point of the psychology of digital games as well. Darwin's work considers not only physical characteristics but also behaviour.

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