Sense of Community

I found a great article called "Sense of Community: a Definition and Theory" from 1986 by David Chavis and David McMillan. I've read several other articles by these authors for my thesis, but this has been by far the most helpful reading on building community that I've encountered. 


After explaining their research, the authors give a sort of recipe and ingredient list for creating a community—exactly what I'm setting out to do. 


Here is an image from the essay of the authors' representation of elements that create a community:

Here is my interpretation of how I can foster these elements throughout my process:

I'm very excited about this finding since it gives me a more concrete idea of the goals and outcomes I will aim to accomplish through my game.