Video games and the mind : essays on cognition, affect and emotion / edited by Bernard Perron and Felix Schröter.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Perron, Bernard, editor.

Schröter, Felix, editor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Video games--Psychological aspects.

Video games.

Video games--Design.

Physical Description:

viii, 216 pages ; 26 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2016]

Summary:

"With psychological theories of cognition, affect and emotion as a reference point, this collection of new essays offers various perspectives on how players think and feel about video games and how game design and analysis can build on these processes"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Cognition

1 Narrative Comprehension and Video Game Storyworlds / Jan-Noël Thon Thon, Jan-Noël 15

2 My Avatar and Me: Toward a Cognitive Theory of Video Game Characters / Felix Schröter Schröter, Felix 32

3 Hit It: Core Cognitive Structures and the Fighting Game / Andreas Gregersen Gregersen, Andreas 53

4 It's Not Just Hands: Embodiment Aspects in Gameplay / Jana Rambusch Rambusch, Jana 71

Affect

5 Expressive and Affective Gameplay with Technologies / Rikke Toft Nørgárd Nørgárd, Rikke Toft 87

6 Games of the Heart and Mind: Affective Ludology and the Development of Emotionally Aware Player Experiences / Lennart E. Nacke Nacke, Lennart E., Rina R. Wehbe Wehbe, Rina R., Samantha N. Stahlke Stahlke, Samantha N., Pedro A. Noguiera Noguiera, Pedro A. 105

7 Flying on the Ground: Driving for Pleasure in Digital Racing Simulation Games / Simon Niedenthal Niedenthal, Simon 126

8 Affective Spaces and Audiovisual Metaphors in Video Games / Kathrin Fahlenbrach Fahlenbrach, Kathrin 141

Emotion

9 Video Game Sadness from Planetfall to Passage / Jonathan Frome Frome, Jonathan 158

10 Representing Childhood, Triggering Emotions: Child Characters in Video Games / Susanne Eichner Eichner, Susanne 174

11 Emotions in Video Games: Are You Concerned? / Bernard Perron Perron, Bernard 189.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786499090

0786499095

OCLC:

948561064