In the Mood for Doing Good: The influence of positive and negative emotions in game narratives on prosocial tendencies

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dc.contributor.authorChua Xin Yi, Caris
dc.contributor.authorYu, Valerie
dc.contributor.authorChen, Vivian Hsueh Hua
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-24T19:15:29Z
dc.date.available2020-12-24T19:15:29Z
dc.date.issued2021-01-05
dc.description.abstractThe interactive nature of video games provides a plethora of emotional experiences to its players through their in-game narratives. While video games traditionally provide hedonic entertainment, non- hedonic uses of video games have also been recently explored for possibilities of using video games to incite good. Despite the potential of emotions provided in video game narratives to influence human behavioral tendencies, few studies have studied or compared the effect of positive or negative emotional experiences on motivating prosocial behaviour. This study examined the impact of positive or negative emotions experienced in an in-game narrative on individuals' prosocial tendencies. Results showed that participants who had been exposed to positive emotions reported improved attitudes and increased empathy towards outgroup members. Given the immense potential for meaningful video games to inspire changes in human behavioral tendencies, further research should explore the capabilities of emotions in in-game narratives to tackle critical cultural and societal issues.
dc.format.extent10 pages
dc.identifier.doi10.24251/HICSS.2021.165
dc.identifier.isbn978-0-9981331-4-0
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10125/70777
dc.language.isoEnglish
dc.relation.ispartofProceedings of the 54th Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences
dc.rightsAttribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivatives 4.0 International
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
dc.subjectGamification
dc.subjectattitudes
dc.subjectemotions
dc.subjectnarrative
dc.subjectprosocial intentions
dc.subjectvideo games
dc.titleIn the Mood for Doing Good: The influence of positive and negative emotions in game narratives on prosocial tendencies
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