Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger? The Relationship between Cognitive Task Demands in Video Games and Recovery Experiences

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https://www.webofscience.com/api/gateway?GWVersion=2&SrcApp=fis-test-1&SrcAuth=WosAPI&KeyUT=WOS:000504034200003&DestLinkType=FullRecord&DestApp=WOS_CPL
DOI
10.17645/mac.v7i4.2297
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ISSN
2183-2439
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
4
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MEDIA AND COMMUNICATION
Schlüsselwörter
  • cognitive task demand
  • gaming
  • interactive media
  • recovery experiences
  • video games
Paginierung
166 - 175
Datum der Veröffentlichung
2019
Status
Published
Titel
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger? The Relationship between Cognitive Task Demands in Video Games and Recovery Experiences
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  • Article
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
7

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Abstract
<jats:p>Research has repeatedly demonstrated that the use of interactive media is associated with recovery experiences, suggesting that engaging with media can help people to alleviate stress and restore mental and physical resources. Video games, in particular, have been shown to fulfil various aspects of recovery, not least due to their ability to elicit feelings of mastery and control. However, little is known about the role of cognitive task demand (i.e., the amount of cognitive effort a task requires) in that process. Toward this end, our study aimed to investigate how cognitive task demand during gameplay affects users’ recovery experiences. Results of a laboratory experiment suggest that different dimensions of the recovery experiences seem to respond to different levels of cognitive task demand. While control experiences were highest under low cognitive task demand, there was no difference between groups regarding experiences of mastery and psychological detachment. Nevertheless, both gaming conditions outperformed the control condition regarding experiences of mastery and psychological detachment. Controlling for personal gaming experiences, relaxation was higher in the low cognitive task demand condition compared to the control condition. Findings are discussed in terms of their implications for research on the multilayered recovery effects of interactive media.</jats:p>
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DOI
10.17645/mac.v7i4.2297
eISSN
2183-2439
Ausgabe der Veröffentlichung
4
Zeitschrift
Media and Communication
Online publication date
2019
Paginierung
166 - 175
Status
Published online
Herausgeber
Cogitatio
Herausgeber URL
http://dx.doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i4.2297
Datum der Datenerfassung
2020
Titel
Harder, Better, Faster, Stronger? The Relationship between Cognitive Task Demands in Video Games and Recovery Experiences
Ausgabe der Zeitschrift
7

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