Mechanizmy zarządzania emocjami w grach wideo

Abstract

The article discusses issues related to the mechanisms of managing player emotions in video games. The author presents and indicates researchers’ main findings regarding emotions and their role in human life but also the basic functions of emotions in art and video games. Games are described as a medium characterized by communicative feedback between a human (player) and a machine (game), resulting in the occurrence of strong emotional impulses during the act of playing. The article refers to and interprets research on emotional reactions while playing video games and indicates the role of emotions in the marketing positioning of games.