Audial engagement: Effects of game sound on learner engagement in digital game-based learning environments

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Highlights:

• Effects of game characters’ voiceovers on players’ engagement.

• Character voiceovers result in better engagement in participants.

• Voiceovers have moderately significant effect on play-learners’ engagement.

• More research is needed to investigate presence of other audio effects in games.

摘要

•Effects of game characters’ voiceovers on players’ engagement.•Character voiceovers result in better engagement in participants.•Voiceovers have moderately significant effect on play-learners’ engagement.•More research is needed to investigate presence of other audio effects in games.

论文关键词:Audial engagement,Digital game based learning,Game sound,Voiceovers

论文评审过程:Available online 24 January 2015.

论文官网地址:https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2014.12.052