Affective Gaming And Ghosts In The Machine

Posted by simoniker on Thursday January 8, 2004 @08:49PM from the he's-right-behind-you dept.

Thanks to the IGDA for its 'Ivory Tower' column discussing the concept of 'affective gaming' - provoking more intense emotions in videogame players. The academic-authored piece reveals: "At Glasgow Caledonian University, we are currently looking specifically at those environments which are renowned for producing supernatural experiences. By modelling and adapting reputedly haunted places in Edinburgh, UK we have been able to create game environments which evoke ghostlike experience for approximately 60% of people who experience it." They also claim game creators could change content based on the gamer's mood, since "...the affective state of the player can be determined by how they use the gamepad. Not only does the pressure of button depression indicate the level of player arousal, but also the rate at which a button is pressed and eventually released indicates the emotion felt by a player."

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Emotional Response by Mythfit · 2004-01-09 04:43 · Score: 3, Insightful

If you want more emotional response from the players, then start hiring real writers and professional actors who know what they are doing. Instead of having your voiceovers done by Willie the stock room boy.