Listening to Fear

Roux-Girard, Guillaume

doi:10.4018/978-1-61692-828-5.ch010

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“…In addition, NPCs chatting in the distance have been found to increase threat perception, as they can suggest the presence of a nearby enemy [30]. Footsteps and other sounds associated with the presence of a nearby enemy could act as a forewarning and create suspense [46]. Guillaume [46] cites fear of the unseen as an explanation of why this works.…”

Section: First-person Shootersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Footsteps and other sounds associated with the presence of a nearby enemy could act as a forewarning and create suspense [46]. Guillaume [46] cites fear of the unseen as an explanation of why this works. He also states that feelings of fear and discomfort in horror games are achieved with the use of auditory cues that are deliberately harder to localise and identify.…”

Section: First-person Shootersmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…This has not, however, been academically studied [42]. The aim of the gamers is to evaluate the source of the sound produced as well as its spatial placement in relation to the player [46]. The availability of spatial composition techniques to sound designers is one factor that dictates what is being used.…”

Section: Research Question and Hypothesesmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Effect of various spatial auditory cues on the perception of threat in a first-person shooter video game

Semionov

McGregor

2020

Proceedings of the 15th International Audio Mostly Conference

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This study interviewed game audio professionals to establish the implementation requirements for an experiment to ascertain the effect of different spatial audio localisation systems on the perception of threat in a first-person shooter. In addition, a listening study was carried out involving 35 members of the public, and using three scenes made in Unreal Engine 4 with custom designed sound, authored in Wwise. This established that spatial audio does, indeed, have a noticeable effect on players' perception of threat. Each spatial audio system, however, had different effects on the perception of threat, stealth, realism and position estimation, on all three different visual scenes. Meanwhile, the absence of spatial audio can confuse people and contribute towards inaccurate enemy localisation. With this in mind, a tailored approach to the game design requirements for each project is recommended. Rather than a single, spatialised design for the entire game, each scene should have its own design solution. CCS CONCEPTS • Applied computing → Sound and music computing; • Human-centered computing → Human computer interaction (HCI).

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Section: First-person Shootersmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: First-person Shootersmentioning

confidence: 99%