ABSTRACT

The Proteus effect of exergames has been widely regarded as a factor that influences human performance and learning. Within the context of security and defense exergames, identification with a digital alter-ego affects students’ task performance as well as their emotional states. In the present study, we examined the influence of the perceived masculinity of male avatars on players who were engaged in gamified military exercises (based on competition and command) in a three-dimensional environment. Analysis of data that were obtained from 51 male learners using semi categorized interviews revealed that, during the game, participants with more masculine avatars were more self-confident, engaged with the task, and obtained higher scores than their counterparts with less masculine avatars. Moreover, when they adopted an avatar that they perceived to be more masculine, they reported improved mood, self-confidence, and decisiveness after the completion of the game.

摘要

运动游戏的普罗透斯效应被广泛认为是影响人类表现和学习的因素。在安全和防御运动游戏的背景下，对数字化另一个自我的认同会影响学生的任务表现以及他们的情绪状态。在本研究中，我们研究了男性化身的男性气质感知对在三维环境中进行游戏化军事演习（基于竞争和指挥）的玩家的影响。通过半分类访谈从 51 名男性学习者那里获得的数据分析显示，在游戏过程中，男性化身较多的参与者比男性化身较少的参与者更自信、更投入，并且获得更高的分数。而且，