The Relationship Between Cohesive Game Design and Player Immersion: A Case Study of Original Versus Reboot Thief

Coutu, Ysabelle; Chang, Yangyuqi; Zhang, Wendi; Şengün, Sercan

doi:10.1007/978-3-030-37643-7_15

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“…Previous literature has stressed the importance of images, claiming they can "make or break a game" [19]. Although the gaming community might stress high-quality graphics for game development, there has been previous research that found that good graphics in a game do not necessarily affect a player's immersion [43]. Coutu et al collected and analyzed 70 Metacritic and Steam reviews of a reboot of the game Thief.…”

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Examining immersion in a game-based experiment to study extreme behavior

Boonekamp,

Schaap,

Van den Berg

2022

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This paper investigates whether immersion in a game-based experiment can be used to observe authentic behavior, for example in the case of studying extreme behaviors under unfamiliar circumstances. A graphic adventure game (Opponent Immersion Game) was developed, in which participants could experience and act on various known risk factors and triggers for violent extremism. We investigated the following topics: 1) The relation between the perceived level of immersion and authentic in-game reactions, 2) the impact of the level of authenticity on the use of (in-game) violent extremist behavior, and 3) the impact of the presence or absence of visuals in the game on resulting game experiences. Results from an experiment with 188 participants show that authentic reactions are positively correlated with the flow experience, a subcategory of immersion. More authentic behavior is related to less violent behavior. Contrary to expectations, there was no effect of the exclusion of visuals on the level of immersion. Response coding shows the majority of participants had positive sentiments towards the game. This study shows that game based experimentation for studying human behavior in extreme and unfamiliar circumstances is a promising approach.

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confidence: 99%