From the Perspective of Information Acquisition
Similar to how we predominantly use vision to absorb external information in real life, a large portion of information in video games is also transmitted visually. This is a significant …
Course: Game Psychology: Understanding Player Mentality and Game Design
Week 1 Task（3）
Discussion Please share a video game with your favorite music or tactile design and explain how the factors attract you. You can share your thoughts and ideas in the comments …
Week 1 Task (2)
Discussion Do you think visual design is more important for video games than gameplay design? Do you agree that video games have become a type of art and that one …
Week 1 Task (1)
Discussion Please share your favorite video game and try to use the cognition knowledge to describe what game factors make you love this game. Share your thoughts and ideas in …
The participation of kinesthetic and vestibular senses in games
In corners, we seldom spotlight, the kinesthetic and vestibular senses play a monumental role while we game. The kinesthetic sense, also known as proprioception, gives us awareness of our body’s …
Collaboration and Socialization in Games
Multiplayer online games inevitably involve competition, cooperation, and the social interactions that accompany them. From the psychological perspective of the individual and social psychology, the cooperative and social behaviors in …
Violence and Attack
One of the common criticisms of video games is that many of them have the objective of defeating enemies to achieve victory. Apart from explaining this phenomenon through the concept …
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Game Psychology: Understanding Player Mentality and Game Design