Högskolan i Skövde

Many studies have been conducted on the experience of play in MMOgames to determine what makes them attractive to players. To deepenthis understanding and to suggest a potential longitudinal study, literaturehas been reviewed to determine key factors of what makesMMOs attractive to queer players. Social play, character creation,gameplay, jobs/classes, tasks, gestures, queer representation and thepossibilities of queer play as well aesthetic appearance was revealedto be important for queer players. These key factors were then appliedto Final Fantasy XIV to determine if it differs from or adheres to thestandard of MMO design.