DiGRA '07 - Proceedings of the 2007 DiGRA International Conference: Situated Play
The University of Tokyo, September, 2007
Volume: 4
ISBN / ISNN: ISSN 2342-9666
In this study, the authors evaluated the psychophysiological effects of video games on users. Although video games affect users in various ways, this study focused on the shortterm and direct effects. In an experiment, subjects played five kinds of video games on portable game machines for fifteen minutes. While each subject played a game, the authors measured the potential skin reaction during game play and profiled the subject's mood states and stress markers before and after he or she played. The authors examined the differences between the various games, the players' skills, and the information to play the game.