Prior work has identified a variety of factors that drive the way people identify and respond to
misinformation. Such factors include confirmation bias, perceived credibility of the …

'Soundscapes' are an increasingly active topic in Human-Computer Interaction (HCI) and
interaction design. From mapping acoustic environments through sound recordings to …

Videogames' increasing cultural relevance and suffusion into everyday use contexts
suggests they can no longer be considered novelties. Broadly speaking, games research at …

People often use videogames to restore wellbeing after negative experiences in day-to-day
life. Although some research suggests that play can restore wellbeing, few studies have …

In game design, curiosity is often a critical driver of player engagement, yet its complex role
in influencing player experience remains underexplored. The present study aims to …

This work presents the design, development, and evaluation of an exploration-based
educational VR game for learning about historical Apollo lunar roving missions. The design …

“Is this game really scary?” 1 asks steam user Ybnal on the community forum of the game
distribution platform Steam.“I want to try [it] but seeing [the trailer] I see it has a scary/horror …

Curiosity is essential for learning and discovery and is a key motivational factor for playing
games. As a complex psychological phenomenon, curiosity has been studied extensively in …

Mechanics & Materialities: WORLD4 and the Effort of Looking in Videogames Page 1
Proceedings of DiGRA Australia 2020 © 2020 Authors & Digital Games Research …

This writing explores the educative potential of walking in virtual spaces and how it can
activate conceptual and philosophical considerations in personal, critical, intellectual, and …