This study examined arousal and engagement during video game play for interactive
players and passive spectators who watched a recording of gameplay. We examined …

Past research on consequences of video game play have conflated two distinct
psychological mechanisms, habituation and generalization, into a unified process dubbed …

The possible impact of technological advancement on video games' effects—particularly in
the case of violent games—has often been discussed but has not been thoroughly explored …

The authors examined whether the nature of the opponent (computer, friend, or stranger)
influences spatial presence, emotional responses, and threat and challenge appraisals …

The widespread consumption of video games has led social commentators and scientists to
question the effects of this medium on the human experience. Within the social and cognitive …

The innovative features of multi-player computer games offer compelling opportunities for
self-representation during interactions, and the ways in which these avatars are chosen and …

The overall purpose of this thesis was to investigate the psychological effects of video-game
play. The two central goals were to (a) compare and contrast three classic media theories …

Aim. This study investigates a novel technique for measuring video game engagement by
capturing behavioral data with little task interference. Background. Flow Theory and …

When communication researchers consider computer games (and video games) as a new
form of media entertainment, they typically highlight those games' interactivity because it is …

Playing action video games can have beneficial effects on visuospatial cognition and
negative effects on social information processing. However, these two effects have not been …