The effect of an avatar's emotional expressions on players' fear reactions: The mediating role of embodiment

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Highlights：

• Game players' fear reactions are weakened by avatars' emotional expressions.

• Embodiment mediates the effect of an avatar's emotional expressions on players' fear reactions.

• Agency moderates this mediation effect of embodiment.

• Enactive gameplay experiences fundamentally differ from observational experiences.

摘要

•Game players' fear reactions are weakened by avatars' emotional expressions.•Embodiment mediates the effect of an avatar's emotional expressions on players' fear reactions.•Agency moderates this mediation effect of embodiment.•Enactive gameplay experiences fundamentally differ from observational experiences.

论文关键词：Fear,Embodiment,Agency,Horror-themed video game

论文评审过程：Received 13 April 2016, Revised 7 June 2017, Accepted 8 June 2017, Available online 15 June 2017, Version of Record 7 July 2017.

论文官网地址：https://doi.org/10.1016/j.chb.2017.06.024