A climate of fear: Considerations for designing a virtual acoustic ecology of fear

Tom Garner*, Mark Grimshaw

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    Abstract

    This paper proposes a framework that incorporates fear, acoustics, thought processing and digital game sound theory; with the potential to not only improve understanding of our relationship with fear, but also generate a foundation for reliable and significant manipulation of the fear experience. A brief literature review provides the context for a discussion of fear and sound in virtual worlds before the framework is described; concluding remarks point to future empirical work testing and refining the framework.

    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAM '11 Proceedings of the 6th Audio Mostly
    Subtitle of host publicationA Conference on Interaction with Sound
    Pages31-38
    Number of pages8
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 7 Sept 2011
    Event6th Audio Mostly Conference on Interaction with Sound - Coimbra, Portugal
    Duration: 7 Sept 20119 Sept 2011

    Publication series

    NameACM International Conference Proceeding Series

    Conference

    Conference6th Audio Mostly Conference on Interaction with Sound
    Abbreviated titleAM'11
    Country/TerritoryPortugal
    CityCoimbra
    Period7/09/119/09/11
    OtherIn Cooperation with ACM SIGCHI

    Keywords

    • Affect
    • Ecology
    • Emotion
    • Fear
    • Perception

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