Research on the Phenomenon of Empathy in Games and Its Influence on the Behavior of Player

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10.2991/assehr.k.220504.352How to use a DOI?

Keywords

game emotion; game behavior shaping; phenomenon related with empathy aroused by video games; immersion; involvement

Abstract

Video games are now closely associated with the daily lives of many people. Games have also become an important way to influence younger generations - the role-playing, immersive experiences and identity shaping in virtual environments that take place in games can influence players’ thoughts, behaviors, perceptions, etc. At the same time, this sensory stimulation from images, audio, and video often has a more profound impact on players than traditional media, which also tends to bring a deeper emotional experience to gamers and even makes them empathize. This study focuses on the attribution of empathy phenomenon in games and the shaping and influence of empathy phenomenon on players’ behavior. Through literature analysis and empirical research, this paper shows that players’ empathy in games will change players’ cognitive and behavioral patterns, thus making games have a certain social influence.

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© 2022 The Authors. Published by Atlantis Press SARL.

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This is an open access article distributed under the CC BY-NC 4.0 license.

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TY  - CONF
AU  - Yumeng Zhang
AU  - Suzhe Zhang
PY  - 2022
DA  - 2022/06/01
TI  - Research on the Phenomenon of Empathy in Games and Its Influence on the Behavior of Player
BT  - Proceedings of the 2022 8th International Conference on Humanities and Social Science Research (ICHSSR 2022)
PB  - Atlantis Press
SP  - 1948
EP  - 1952
SN  - 2352-5398
UR  - https://doi.org/10.2991/assehr.k.220504.352
DO  - 10.2991/assehr.k.220504.352
ID  - Zhang2022
ER  -