"It's like i would die as well": Gratifications of fearful game experience

Sarah I. Endress; Klaus Opwis; Elisa D. Mekler

doi:10.1145/2968120.2987716

"It's like i would die as well": Gratifications of fearful game experience

Sarah I. Endress, Klaus Opwis, Elisa D. Mekler

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Abstract

Emotional game experiences have garnered increasing attention over the past few years, both from players and researchers. Previous research has not yet explored whether and what gratifications players derive from frightening game experiences. Interviews with eight players revealed several gratifications, including experiencing non-mundane negative emotions, overcoming emotional challenges and identification with the avatar. Although identification was regarded positively and amplified the emotional intensity of the frightening game experience, sometimes this close connection with the avatar almost became too intense. Based on these findings, we discuss opportunities for future research. Copyright is held by the owner/author(s).

Original language	English
Pages	149-155
Number of pages	7
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/2968120.2987716
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2016
MoE publication type	Not Eligible
Event	ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play - Austin, United States Duration: 16 Oct 2016 → 19 Oct 2016 Conference number: 3

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Conference	ACM SIGCHI Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play
Abbreviated title	CHI PLAY
Country/Territory	United States
City	Austin
Period	16/10/2016 → 19/10/2016

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Emotion
Games
Gratification
Player experience

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