Emotional response patterns and sense of presence during video games: Potential criterion variables for game design

ACM International Conference Proceeding Series

Volumn 82, Issue , 2004, Pages 339-347

  Ravaja, Niklas ^a   Salminen, Mikko ^a   Holopainen, Jussi ^b   Saari, Timo ^a   Laarni, Jari ^a   Järvinen, Aki ^c  

^a HELSINKI SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (Finland)

^b NOKIA RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c Veikkaus   (Finland)

Author keywords

Emotional responses; Game design; Personality; Sense of presence; Video games

Indexed keywords

GAME DESIGN; RESPONSE PATTERNS; SENSATION-SEEKING; VIDEO GAME;

COMPUTER SOFTWARE; DESIGN; KNOWLEDGE MANAGEMENT;

HUMAN COMPUTER INTERACTION;

EID: 33745824497     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Conference Proceeding    
DOI: 10.1145/1028014.1028068     Document Type: Conference Paper

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