Friday, September 03, 2004
Body and brain of gamers probed
This relates to work we're recently proposed which is (currently) unfunded, to understand what aspects of graphics/sound/interaction are needed to create lifelike experiences and heightened awareness - if we understood this (and games makers generally do it much better than e-learning people, for example) then we could ensure that everyone could have a better experience.
This realtes to the anecdotal evidence of colleagues who find that playing Halo in two-player mode has improved their relationship, since they are now much better at communicating with each other over everything, not just which aliens to kill next.....
This relates to work we're recently proposed which is (currently) unfunded, to understand what aspects of graphics/sound/interaction are needed to create lifelike experiences and heightened awareness - if we understood this (and games makers generally do it much better than e-learning people, for example) then we could ensure that everyone could have a better experience.
This realtes to the anecdotal evidence of colleagues who find that playing Halo in two-player mode has improved their relationship, since they are now much better at communicating with each other over everything, not just which aliens to kill next.....
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