The Impact Of Semiotics In Games On Cognition And Emotion

As a distinguished representative of complex media,the game has played an irreplaceable role in the entertainment life of today's society.The unique way of expression makes it become a perfect carrier for emotions.Unlike traditional media,the game contains a large quantity of visual and sound symbols that players could have extraordinary emotional experience.By studying the emotional and cognitive problems of symbols in the game,we ought to have deeper understanding in structure and type of the game;on the other hand,we can have a glimpse of the essence in human emotions and cognition,hope gradually uncover the "black box" of human consciousness.".The purpose of this study is to explore the neural mechanisms of visual symbols and sound symbols in the game that respond to players' cognition and emotions.Through three major aspects to sort out the basic concepts of the game:from the basic properties of the game to the development of video games;the media attributes of the game;and the relationship between games and emotions.Then,through the review of the theory of emotional semiotics the research combinates the Limited Capacity Model of Motivated Mediated Message Processing(LC4MP)to construct theoretical framework of emotional symbols in the game.The research divides the experiment into two:the experiment one:the influence of visual symbols on cognition and emotion,and the experiment two:the influence of sound symbols on cognition and emotions by using psychophysiological instrument to assess three aspects of the research questions:(1)the influence of the existence of the symbol on cognition and emotion;(2)distinction between the game task period(before the task starts,the task is in progress,and after the task ends).(3)distinction between the game types(first-person shooters,puzzles(three eliminations)games,racing games)to verify the importance of symbols in the game as cognition and emotion Status and reveals the player's perception of the three mission time symbols in these three game types,emotional arousal and emotional valence.This study analyzes the data collected from psychophysiological experiments and obtains the following conclusions:(1)The symbolic elements of the three period of the three types of games can cause significant cognitive and emotional responses to a certain symbol(2)In the same type of game,the influence of different periods of time on cognition and emotions is significantly different;(3)The cognition and emotion response caused by symbols between different game types during the same game task period have differences in the effects of the reaction.This study raises the basic framework of emotional semiotics,introduces psychophysiological experiments into game research.The study of emotional issues has deepened the understanding of value communication and communication ontology and opens a new quantitative research paradigm for game research,which further deepens the integration between liberal arts and sciences.