A4 Article in conference proceedings
Identifying the Impact of Game Music both Within and Beyond Gameplay (2021)


Tuuri, K., Koskela, O., Vahlo, J., & Tissari, H. (2021). Identifying the Impact of Game Music both Within and Beyond Gameplay. In J. Baalsrud Hauge, J. C. S. Cardoso, L. Roque, & P. A. Gonzalez-Calero (Eds.), Entertainment Computing – ICEC 2021 : 20th IFIP TC 14 International Conference, ICEC 2021, Coimbra, Portugal, November 2–5, 2021, Proceedings (pp. 411-418). Springer. Lecture Notes in Computer Science, 13056. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89394-1_33


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All authors or editorsTuuri, Kai; Koskela, Oskari; Vahlo, Jukka; Tissari, Heli

Parent publicationEntertainment Computing – ICEC 2021 : 20th IFIP TC 14 International Conference, ICEC 2021, Coimbra, Portugal, November 2–5, 2021, Proceedings

Parent publication editorsBaalsrud Hauge, Jannicke; Cardoso, Jorge C. S.; Roque, Licínio; Gonzalez-Calero, Pedro A.

Conference:

  • International conference on entertainment computing

Place and date of conferenceCoimbra, Portugal2.-5.11.2021

ISBN978-3-030-89393-4

eISBN978-3-030-89394-1

Journal or seriesLecture Notes in Computer Science

ISSN0302-9743

eISSN1611-3349

Publication year2021

Number in series13056

Pages range411-418

Number of pages in the book542

PublisherSpringer

Place of PublicationCham

Publication countrySwitzerland

Publication languageEnglish

DOIhttps://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-89394-1_33

Publication open accessNot open

Publication channel open access

Publication is parallel published (JYX)https://jyx.jyu.fi/handle/123456789/78645


Abstract

This paper presents an overview of and a brief critical reflection on game music’s impact on players both within and beyond the context of gameplay. The analysis is based both on the current literature as well as on preliminary (work-in-progress) observations of our research project Game Music Everyday Memories. We consider how the functions and uses of game music potentially extend to people’s everyday life, thus constituting a personally and culturally meaningful relationship with music that is not immediately connected to gameplay. On the other hand, we consider the ways game music and a person’s attachment to the music are involved in gameplay motivation and potential game retention. As a conceptual thematization, four approaches for identifying the broader musical impact of games are suggested and discussed. To substantiate the discussion, we combine some preliminary observations from two different datasets gathered within the ongoing project: (D1) personal narratives of fond game music memories (N = 183), and (D2) survey-data on favourite game music (N = 785).


Keywordsgame musicgame culturememories (mental objects)music psychology

Free keywordsgame music; impact; memories; human-music interaction


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Reporting Year2021

JUFO rating1


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