@article{alharthi2021investigating,
	title        = {Investigating the Effects of Individual Cognitive Styles on Collaborative Gameplay},
	author       = {Alharthi, Sultan A. and Raptis, George E. and Katsini, Christina and Dolgov, Igor and Nacke, Lennart E. and Toups, Z O.},
	year         = 2021,
	month        = aug,
	journal      = {ACM Trans. Comput.-Hum. Interact.},
	publisher    = {Association for Computing Machinery},
	address      = {New York, NY, USA},
	volume       = 28,
	number       = 4,
	doi          = {10.1145/3445792},
	issn         = {1073-0516},
	url          = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3445792},
	issue_date   = {October 2021},
	abstract     = {In multiplayer collaborative games, players need to coordinate their actions and synchronize their efforts effectively to succeed as a team; thus, individual differences can impact teamwork and gameplay. This article investigates the effects of cognitive styles on teams engaged in collaborative gaming activities. Fifty-four individuals took part in a mixed-methods user study; they were classified as field-dependent (FD) or independent (FI) based on a field-dependent–independent (FD-I) cognitive-style-elicitation instrument. Three groups of teams were formed, based on the cognitive style of each team member: FD-FD, FD-FI, and FI-FI. We examined collaborative gameplay in terms of team performance, cognitive load, communication, and player experience. The analysis revealed that FD-I cognitive style affected the performance and mental load of teams. We expect the findings to provide useful insights on understanding how cognitive styles influence collaborative gameplay.},
	articleno    = 23,
	numpages     = 49,
	keywords     = {gameplay, teamwork, team coordination, multiplayer games, teams, collaboration, Cognitive styles}
}