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Violence is a key element in video games and despite the extensive research in video game violence, there is still a debate on its psychophysiological effect. There is a lack of understanding on the elements of video game violence that influence aggression. The present pilot study examines the effect of blood and gore in a first-person shooter with participants playing in one of the two conditions, with or without blood and gore. To assess the effect of blood and gore, and thus violence, a number of elements were measured including physical arousal, individual differences, personality, and game experience. The results suggested that blood and gore had no effect on aggression-related associations and cognitive processes. The findings did suggest that previous game experience had a significant effect on increased physiological arousal when engaging in violent content featuring blood and gore. Furthermore, a personality trend emerged showing an effect on arousal and cognitive processes. As the study was preliminary, definitive conclusions cannot be drawn, however the findings warrant further investigation.

Item Type:	Refereed Conference Paper
Keywords:	violence, video games, aggression, arousal, psychophysiology, blood, gore, player experience
Research Division:	Information and Computing Sciences
Research Group:	Information systems
Research Field:	Information systems not elsewhere classified
Objective Division:	Information and Communication Services
Objective Group:	Other information and communication services
Objective Field:	Other information and communication services not elsewhere classified
UTAS Author:	Ashbarry, L (Ms Louise Ashbarry)
UTAS Author:	Geelan, B (Mr Benjamin Geelan)
UTAS Author:	de Salas, K (Associate Professor Kristy de Salas)
UTAS Author:	Lewis, I (Dr Ian Lewis)
ID Code:	111934
Year Published:	2016
Deposited By:	Information and Communication Technology
Deposited On:	2016-10-17
Last Modified:	2017-11-13
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