A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game

Tom Garner; Mark Grimshaw; Debbie Abdel Nabi

doi:10.1145/1859799.1859809

A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game

Tom Garner^*, Mark Grimshaw, Debbie Abdel Nabi

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University of Bolton

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Abstract

This paper presents an experiment testing which sound parameters, in a survival horror game context, most warrant further investigation as a means to control the level of fear in such games. The experiment is part of a long-term study ultimately designed to support the development of a biofeedback procedural audio engine for computer games. By this means, it is hoped to provide an enhanced gaming experience whereby sound synthesis and audio processing is conducted in real-time according to the player's affect responses and emotional state. Results indicate that coarse manipulation of audio parameters has the potential to influence the intensity of the player's fear response whilst playing a survival horror game. Evidence is also presented that supports the integration of event logging and realtime participant vocal response into an experimental design to gather unbiased, quantitative data that can be associated with qualitative emotional response.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	AM '10 Proceedings of the 5th Audio Mostly
Subtitle of host publication	A Conference on Interaction With Sound
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
ISBN (Print)	9781450300469
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/1859799.1859809
Publication status	Published - 15 Sept 2010
Event	5th Audio Mostly - A Conference on Interaction With Sound - Pitea, Sweden Duration: 15 Sept 2010 → 17 Sept 2010

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Name	Proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conferences
Publisher	Association of Computing Machinery (ACM)

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Conference	5th Audio Mostly - A Conference on Interaction With Sound
Abbreviated title	AM '10
Country/Territory	Sweden
City	Pitea
Period	15/09/10 → 17/09/10

Keywords

affect
emotion
fear
perception

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Garner, T., Grimshaw, M., & Nabi, D. A. (2010). A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game. In AM '10 Proceedings of the 5th Audio Mostly : A Conference on Interaction With Sound Article 10 (Proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conferences). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/1859799.1859809

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Garner, T, Grimshaw, M & Nabi, DA 2010, A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game. in AM '10 Proceedings of the 5th Audio Mostly : A Conference on Interaction With Sound., 10, Proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conferences, Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 5th Audio Mostly - A Conference on Interaction With Sound, Pitea, Sweden, 15/09/10. https://doi.org/10.1145/1859799.1859809

A preliminary experiment to assess the fear value of preselected sound parameters in a survival horror game. / Garner, Tom; Grimshaw, Mark; Nabi, Debbie Abdel.
AM '10 Proceedings of the 5th Audio Mostly : A Conference on Interaction With Sound. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2010. 10 (Proceedings of the Audio Mostly Conferences).

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