Emotions in Gaming.

[brawndolicious]

http://www.gamasutra.com/view/feature/3868/shoot_to_thrill_biosensory_.php

Great article. I don't like that they try too hard to say that certain ideas WILL create certain emotions (such as a specific type of weapon, tutorial, etc.) but it's a good article about what generally people think when playing games.

I'd also like to see them test Mirror's Edge, Left 4 Dead, and some RPG's to see how the players feel after playing those games for a long time.

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[Joe Molotov]

As a stealth PS3 troll thread, I like it!

[OptimoPeach]

Man, I saw the thread title and I was all ready to come in here and post the FFX laughing scene.

[brawndolicious]

I'm a bit concerned that a lot of you circle-jerked over what makes a game a skill but didn't care about what makes a game fun.

[Don Flamenco]

I'm a bit concerned that a lot of you circle-jerked over what makes a game a skill but didn't care about what makes a game fun.

A game isn't a skill.  Games require different kinds of skills depending on their gameplay.  The challenge built around testing that skill makes it fun (for me.) 

Looks like an interesting article, but I have no time to read it...a quick preview makes it seem like one of those psychology articles that tells you things you already knew but in a more pedantic manner.

[brawndolicious]

Yeah, it does say some pretty obvious stuff but it shows that a bunch of small changes would really add up.  It would make an awesome game design cheat sheet.

[fistfulofmetal]

i almost cried at the end of mgs4  :'(

[Tieno]

Is there anything Resistance 2 doesn't suck in? lol

at sucking?

[brawndolicious]

I think they tested the first game.

And fistful, why would you want to cry?  I never got what was so interesting about MGS' story.

[Don Flamenco]

Yeah, it does say some pretty obvious stuff but it shows that a bunch of small changes would really add up.  It would make an awesome game design cheat sheet.

This is stuff most devs already know.  any media/film class teaches you about rising and falling action, how to keep the audience going. 

[brawndolicious]

It's obvious information but most decent games have like a 100 major firefights.  Coordinating all of that might be easier with a checklist or something.

[Positive Touch]

i almost cried at the end of mgs4  :'(

me too, when I thought to myself "I picked a PS3 over a 360 for THIS"  :'(

[BlueTsunami]

Speaking of Emotions in games, what happened to Cry On?