Digital game-based learning (DGBL) interventions can be superior to traditional instruction
methods for learning, but previous meta-analyses covered a huge period and included a …

Enjoyment has been identified as a central component of the player experience (PX), but
various, overlapping concepts within PX make it difficult to develop valid measures and a …

Over a decade of research on the Proteus effect in numerous contexts suggests that people
conform in behavior and attitudes to their avatars' characteristics. In order to provide clarity …

Fostering intrinsic motivation with interactive applications can increase the enjoyment that
people experience when using technology, but can also translate into more invested effort …

In this paper, we present a Player Identification (PI) scale for measuring identification in
MMORPGs. Three main dimensions were derived from the literature (1) Avatar (character) …

This article presents four studies designed to assess different types of gratifications that can
be associated with the experience of emotions in movie and television audiences …

Compared to traditional screen-based media, virtual reality (VR) generally leads to stronger
feelings of presence. The current study aimed to investigate whether playing games in VR …

Interactive narratives are stories that allow readers to determine the direction of the plot,
often at key decision points. Unanswered questions remain about the types of psychological …

Empathy—putting oneself in another's shoes—has been described as the “social glue” that
holds society together. This study investigates how exposure to sexist video games can …

We investigate the effects of nature documentaries on pro-environmental cognition and
behavior. Of central interest is the concept of connectedness to nature, which describes an …