Behavior Correlation between Games in First-Person Shooter Genre based on Personality Traits

Abstract

Abstract Recently, video games became an increasingly popular pastime. Nevertheless, there is little research conducted to see the relationship between personality and preferences for first-person shooter (FPS) video games. We would like to know what this kind of games is can drive a violent behavior. On the other hand, in the field of personality psychology, there is consistent research that personality traits can clustered into 5 high-level factors, called as the Big Five Personality Factors. This study would like to examine whether personality traits affect preference in FPS games. We conducted the research by asking participants to fill out a questionnaire containing personality traits test based on Big Five Personality and a questionnaire about FPS games played to identified player’s game preference. From the data, we investigated the behavior correlation between FPS games based on personality traits. There were 62 participants who like to play video games on this research. Only 29 participants like and play FPS games. It showed that participants already have different preference for games based on their personality traits. On FPS players who like Counter Strike Global Offensive (CSGO) have interesting patterns, that is very low Extraversion, Agreeableness, Conscientious, Openness, but higher neuroticism when compared to other players.