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A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game

Content Provider	ACM Digital Library
Author	Grimshaw, Mark Nabi, Debbie Abdel Garner, Tom
Abstract	This paper presents an experiment testing which sound parameters, in a survival horror game context, most warrant further investigation as a means to control the level of fear in such games. The experiment is part of a long-term study ultimately designed to support the development of a biofeedback procedural audio engine for computer games. By this means, it is hoped to provide an enhanced gaming experience whereby sound synthesis and audio processing is conducted in real-time according to the player's affect responses and emotional state. Results indicate that coarse manipulation of audio parameters has the potential to influence the intensity of the player's fear response whilst playing a survival horror game. Evidence is also presented that supports the integration of event logging and realtime participant vocal response into an experimental design to gather unbiased, quantitative data that can be associated with qualitative emotional response.
Starting Page	1
Ending Page	9
Page Count	9
File Format	PDF
ISBN	9781450300469
DOI	10.1145/1859799.1859809
Language	English
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Publisher Date	2010-09-15
Publisher Place	New York
Access Restriction	Subscribed
Subject Keyword	Fear Perception Emotion Affect
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article

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