Title
Sensory Realism And Mediated Aggression In Video Games
Keywords
Aggression; Arousal; Presence; Video games; Violence
Abstract
This study investigated whether sensory realism cues in violent games - blood color (red vs. blue), screams of pain (on vs. off), and player perspective (first-person vs. third-person) - affect players' physiological arousal (i.e.; skin conductance levels), spatial presence (i.e.; sense of being physically "there"), and state aggression in a popular violent game (Half-Life 2), controlling for users' prior game experiences. A path model (N = 160) was examined to see the mediation effects of arousal and presence between realism cues and state aggression. In line with the general aggression model, results showed that realistic blood color and screams increased arousal, but no effect was found for first-person perspective. Presence significantly affected users' state aggression. However, contrary to our expectation based on the excitation transfer theory, arousal did not show any significant effect on aggression. In addition, presence mediated the influence of realistic blood color on state aggression. In the effects of graphic realism of violence on user aggression, presence did a crucial role. Implications and future studies were discussed. © 2012 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.
Publication Date
9-1-2012
Publication Title
Computers in Human Behavior
Volume
28
Issue
5
Number of Pages
1840-1848
Document Type
Article
Personal Identifier
scopus
DOI Link
https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2012.05.002
Copyright Status
Unknown
Socpus ID
84863722115 (Scopus)
Source API URL
https://api.elsevier.com/content/abstract/scopus_id/84863722115
STARS Citation
Jeong, Eui Jun; Biocca, Frank A.; and Bohil, Corey J., "Sensory Realism And Mediated Aggression In Video Games" (2012). Scopus Export 2010-2014. 4475.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/scopus2010/4475