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

Tom Garner*, Mark Grimshaw

*Corresponding author for this work

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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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