Using video games to regulate emotions

Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Benjamin Tag, Shu Yan, Vassilis Kostakos, Jorge Goncalves

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Abstract

In this paper we investigate the practice of using video games for digital emotion regulation. In a two-week diary study we collected participants' records on their emotional states and video games experience. Our findings show that people use video games to respond to their reality, to socialise and communicate with their friends. We also show that video games lead to intentional and unintentional emotional outcomes depending on different aspects of the game. Our work provides insights on using video games for digital emotion regulation and directions for future research.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationProceedings of the 32nd Australian Computer-Human Interaction Conference (OzCHI 2020)
EditorsNaseem Ahmadpour, Tuck Leong, Bernd Ploderer, Callum Parker, Sarah Webber, Diego Munoz, Lian Loke, Martin Tomitsch
Place of PublicationNew York NY USA
PublisherAssociation for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages755-759
Number of pages5
ISBN (Electronic)9781450389754
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2020
Externally publishedYes
EventAustralian Computer-Human Interaction Conference 2020 - Online, Australia
Duration: 2 Dec 20204 Dec 2020
Conference number: 32nd
https://dl.acm.org/doi/proceedings/10.1145/3441000 (Proceedings)
http://www.ozchi.org/2020/#:~:text=15%20October%202020%3A,industry%20practitioners%2C%20academics%20and%20students. (Website)

Conference

ConferenceAustralian Computer-Human Interaction Conference 2020
Abbreviated titleOzCHI 2020
Country/TerritoryAustralia
Period2/12/204/12/20
Internet address

Keywords

  • digital emotion regulation
  • emotional well-being
  • Emotions
  • smartphones
  • video games
  • Your phone, your emotions and everyday life

    Benjamin Tag, Greg Wadley, Peter Koval, Vassilis Kostakos, James Gross, Anna L. Cox, Jorge Goncalves, Zhanna Sarsenbayeva, Wally Smith, Sarah Webber, Kangning Yang, Yaoxi Shi & Xanthe Lowe-Brown

    20/06/2320/07/23

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