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Title:
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BETWEEN THE VIRTUAL AND THE PHYSICAL: MENTAL EMOTIONAL EXPERIENCES OF SPACE IN DIGITAL GAMES AND VIRTUAL WORLDS |
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Author(s):
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Samuel Gallastegui |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8533-38-8 |
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Editors:
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Katherine Blashki and Yingcai Xiao |
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Year:
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2015 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Keywords:
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Digital Games, Virtual World, hybridization, immersion, emersion, involvement. |
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Type:
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Full Paper |
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First Page:
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93 |
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Last Page:
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100 |
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Language:
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English |
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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In the computer-based experience of space in digital games, along with the physical and the virtual, a third space is emerging, which this paper suggests to be a hybrid mental-emotional space. This paper will focus on this hybrid space from the point of view of art. This research addresses the question of how a change at interface level transforms the mental-emotional experience of space in video games and virtual worlds. The thesis is that from specific changes made at this level, different mental-emotional experiences of space in video games could in fact be generated. The aim is to analyze how these changes that are being made at interface level in the art field impact the spatial experience. In order to achieve this aim, firstly, a conceptual framework will be developed regarding the different ways interaction emerges in the mental-emotional space; secondly, an analytical model for space involvement will be proposed. Lastly, a case study will be analyzed and some conclusions offered. This paper will contribute to the definition of the features of this mental-emotional space and to the analysis of the new possibilities for experiencing space in digital games and virtual worlds. |
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