See no rival, hear no rival : the role of social cues in digital game settings

B.J. Gajadhar; Y.A.W. Kort, de; W.A. IJsselsteijn

See no rival, hear no rival : the role of social cues in digital game settings

B.J. Gajadhar, Y.A.W. Kort, de, W.A. IJsselsteijn

Human Technology Interaction

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Abstract

Digital games increasingly allow for social interaction between players. In addition to the multiplayer modes offered by many games, there is frequently the opportunity to employ live audio (headset) and/or video (webcam) to enable or enhance the communication between gamers. In the current paper, we aim to investigate the influence such additional social communication channels may have on player experience and social presence. Results show that social presence in gaming is strongly influenced by the availability of audio cues in digital game settings; the added value of visual cues was modest and did not reach significance. Additionally, player experience in terms of challenge, frustration, and flow was also significantly influenced by the availability of social cues.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings of the 13th CHI Nederland Conference, June 11, 2009, Leiden
Editors	F.J. Verbeek, D. Lenior, M. Steen
Place of Publication	Leiden
Publisher	CHI-NL
Pages	25-32
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	conference; CHI Nederland 2009; 2009-06-11; 2009-06-11 - Duration: 11 Jun 2009 → 11 Jun 2009

Conference

Conference	conference; CHI Nederland 2009; 2009-06-11; 2009-06-11
Period	11/06/09 → 11/06/09
Other	CHI Nederland 2009

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See no rival, hear no rival : the role of social cues in digital game settings. / Gajadhar, B.J.; Kort, de, Y.A.W.; IJsselsteijn, W.A.

Proceedings of the 13th CHI Nederland Conference, June 11, 2009, Leiden. ed. / F.J. Verbeek; D. Lenior; M. Steen. Leiden : CHI-NL, 2009. p. 25-32.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › Academic › peer-review

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