Compared to traditional screen-based media, virtual reality (VR) generally leads to stronger
feelings of presence. The current study aimed to investigate whether playing games in VR …

To state that scary video games—or games that have commonly been labeled “survival
horror”—are the video game genre par excellence has become, for me, a sort of jingle used …

This study presents the results of a survey of 269 undergraduate students conducted to
examine fright experiences caused by video games. Over half of the participants reported …

The paper considers the recent academic struggle between" narratologists" and"
ludologists", and argues that it was exacerbated by two sources of confusion. The first …

Although emotions elicited by the fictional world or the artefact play a part in story-driven
video games, they are certainly not the focus of the experience. From a cognitive …

Survival horror games played in virtual reality can trigger intense fright and anxiety in the
players. Such unique characteristics can thus be exploited not only as a source of …

Horror games represent a very specific genre specifically designed to elicit fear. These
games provide a tremendous emotional experience balanced between stress and …

The sounds that a player hears while immersed in a game can have dramatic effects on that
person, opening up a considerable, far-reaching field of research. Game Sound Technology …

Game atmosphere and game audio are critical factors linked to the commercial success of
video games. However, game atmosphere has been neither operationalized nor clearly …

This chapter provides a theoretical foundation for the study of how emotions are affected by
game sound as well as empirical evidence for determining how to promote fear, suspense …