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Blood and Violence: exploring the impact of gore in violent video games
conference contribution
posted on 2023-05-23, 11:26 authored by Louise AshbarryLouise Ashbarry, Geelan, B, Kristy de SalasKristy de Salas, Ian LewisIan LewisViolence 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.
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Publication title
Proceedings of the 2016 Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY 2016)Editors
RL Mandryk and P CairnsPagination
44-52ISBN
978-1-4503-4456-2Department/School
Student Life and EnrichmentPublisher
Association for Computing MachineryPlace of publication
New York, New YorkEvent title
3rd Annual Symposium on Computer-Human Interaction in Play (CHI PLAY 2016)Event Venue
Austin, TexasRights statement
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