Sensory realism and mediated aggression in video games

Computers in Human Behavior

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1840-1848

  Jeong, Eui Jun ^a   Biocca, Frank A ^b,c   Bohil, Corey J ^d  

^a Konkuk University   (South Korea)

^b SYRACUSE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c Sungkyunkwan University   (South Korea)

^d UNIVERSITY OF CENTRAL FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Aggression; Arousal; Presence; Video games; Violence

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AROUSAL; PRESENCE; VIDEO GAME; VIOLENCE;

BLOOD;

COLOR;

EID: 84863722115     PISSN: 07475632     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.chb.2012.05.002     Document Type: Article

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