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This research studies the association between immersion in Virtual Reality (VR) videogames and emotional activation. Responses to a videogame in a VR setting and in a no VR setting were compared. The study uses a within-subject design with 97 university students. Heart rate and self-perceived emotional state were measured. Results show higher immersion levels and heart rate in the VR condition. Perceived emotional state predicted immersion in both conditions, nevertheless, in the no VR condition higher scores in both, positive and negative, emotions were related with higher immersion experience, while in the VR condition only positive emotions were related with higher immersion. The implications and relevance of these findings are discussed. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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Résumé: Dans cet article, le nouveau concept de « localisation universelle » a été établi après avoir trouvé la présence d' universels de traduction dans le domaine de la localisation de jeux vidéo, c' est-à-dire leur traduction et leur adaptation à d' autres marchés, indépendamment de leur pays d' origine. Après avoir revu le concept des universels de traduction et défini la méthodologie de l' article, les universels de localisation ont été illustrés à l' aide d' un corpus créé en utilisant les images de différents jeux vidéo. Le corpus inclut plus particulièrement les jeux vidéo Pokémon Sapphire et Pokémon Alpha Sapphire, sortis en 2002 et 2014. Ils ont été analysés à l' aide du logiciel d' analyse de données qualitatives et quantitatives, connu sous le nom de MAXQDA. Celui-ci a permis de créer et d' annoter des corpus d' images et de démontrer l' existence d' universels de localisation et d' en tirer des conclusions intéressantes. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In the last decade, the universe of video games has been the focus of many researchers around the world. Recent research points to the possible positive aspects or impairments generated by electronic games. Many authors are using games that are developed to improve the cognition of both healthy population and individuals with a specific pathology. This systematic review follows the steps of Prisma statement, aiming to investigate cognitive training effects of multiple entertainment video games on healthy adults' cognition. After the inclusion and exclusion criteria, 17 papers were selected from PubMed, Scielo, Scopus, Web of Science and Bvs databases. Main findings indicate that the electronic games of puzzle and platform genre improve the executive functions, mainly working memory. Moreover, action and real-time strategy video games tend to stimulate multiple cognitive functions simultaneously. However, no cognitive improvement was observed in real-life simulators. This review highlights that non-action games may enhance cognitive functions of healthy adults. Therefore, it is essential to conduct more studies that contemplate the different genres of existing games. Finally, it is unknown whether two games of the same genre will stimulate the same cognitive function in equal proportion, thus, it is important to conduct studies with different games of the same genre. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

This article reports a reflection on virtual spaces and more specifically on the relationship of teenagers to massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG). The author highlights a process at work in this relationship called: virtualescence. This process operates on a positive or negative slope. In its positive side, the virtualescence supports pubertal transformation, whereas the negative virtualescence hinders the resolution of the adolescent crisis. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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