Spatial Presence and Emotions during Video Game Playing: Does It Matter with Whom You Play? Export

@article{citeulike:3015101, abstract = {The authors examined whether the nature of the opponent (computer, friend, or stranger) influences spatial presence, emotional responses, and threat and challenge appraisals when playing video games. In a within-subjects design, participants played two different video games against a computer, a friend, and a stranger. In addition to self-report ratings, cardiac interbeat intervals (IBIs) and facial electromyography (EMG) were measured to index physiological arousal and emotional valence. When compared to playing against a computer, playing against another human elicited higher spatial presence, engagement, anticipated threat, post-game challenge appraisals, and physiological arousal, as well as more positively valenced emotional responses. In addition, playing against a friend elicited greater spatial presence, engagement, and self-reported and physiological arousal, as well as more positively valenced facial EMG responses, compared to playing against a stranger. The nature of the opponent influences spatial presence when playing video games, possibly through the mediating influence on arousal and attentional processes.}, address = {Cambridge, MA, USA}, author = {Ravaja, Niklas and Saari, Timo and Turpeinen, Marko and Laarni, Jari and Salminen, Mikko and Kivikangas, Matias}, citeulike-article-id = {3015101}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=1176828.1176831}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres.15.4.381}, doi = {10.1162/pres.15.4.381}, issn = {1054-7460}, journal = {Presence: Teleoper. Virtual Environ.}, keywords = {arousal, emotion, interbeat\_interval, social\_relationships, spatial\_presence, valence, video\_games}, month = {August}, number = {4}, pages = {381--392}, posted-at = {2009-05-18 13:14:33}, priority = {1}, publisher = {MIT Press}, title = {Spatial Presence and Emotions during Video Game Playing: Does It Matter with Whom You Play?}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres.15.4.381}, volume = {15}, year = {2006} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3015101 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3015101 N2 - The authors examined whether the nature of the opponent (computer, friend, or stranger) influences spatial presence, emotional responses, and threat and challenge appraisals when playing video games. In a within-subjects design, participants played two different video games against a computer, a friend, and a stranger. In addition to self-report ratings, cardiac interbeat intervals (IBIs) and facial electromyography (EMG) were measured to index physiological arousal and emotional valence. When compared to playing against a computer, playing against another human elicited higher spatial presence, engagement, anticipated threat, post-game challenge appraisals, and physiological arousal, as well as more positively valenced emotional responses. In addition, playing against a friend elicited greater spatial presence, engagement, and self-reported and physiological arousal, as well as more positively valenced facial EMG responses, compared to playing against a stranger. The nature of the opponent influences spatial presence when playing video games, possibly through the mediating influence on arousal and attentional processes. IS - 4 JF - Presence: Teleoper. Virtual Environ. SN - 1054-7460 AD - Cambridge, MA, USA EP - 392 TI - Spatial Presence and Emotions during Video Game Playing: Does It Matter with Whom You Play? PB - MIT Press VL - 15 SP - 381 KW - arousal KW - emotion KW - interbeat_interval KW - social_relationships KW - spatial_presence KW - valence KW - video_games AU - Ravaja, Niklas AU - Saari, Timo AU - Turpeinen, Marko AU - Laarni, Jari AU - Salminen, Mikko AU - Kivikangas, Matias PY - 2006/08// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/pres.15.4.381 ER -