RT journal article
T1 Optimizing Player and Viewer Amusement in Suspense Video Games
A1 Torre Moreno, Pablo de la
A1 León, Carlos
A1 Salguero Hidalgo, Alberto Gabriel
A1 Tapscott, Alan
A2 Ingeniería Informática
K1 Amusement
K1 information management
K1 interactive narrative
K1 suspense
K1 video game
AB Broadcast video games need to provide amusement to both players and audience. To achievethis, one of the most consumed genres is suspense, due to the psychological effects it has on both roles.Suspense is typically achieved in video games by controlling the amount of delivered information aboutthe location of the threat. However, previous research suggests that players need more frequent informationto reach similar amusement than viewers, even at the cost of jeopardizing viewers' engagement. In orderto obtain models that maximize amusement for both interactive and passive audiences, we conducted anexperiment in which a group of subjects played a suspenseful video game while another group watched itremotely. The subjects were asked to report their perceived suspense and amusement, and the data wereused to obtain regression models for two common strategies to evoke suspense in video games: by alertingwhen the threat is approaching and by random circumstantial indications about the location of the threat.The results suggest that the optimal level is reached through randomly providing the minimal amount ofinformation that still allows players to counteract the threat.We reckon that these results can be applied to abroad narrative media, beyond interactive games.
PB IEEE-INST ELECTRICAL ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS INC
SN 2169-3536
YR 2019
FD 2019
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21665
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10498/21665
LA eng
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Cádiz
RD 13-nov-2026