Human Time Evaluation Study : Effect of Game Progress Tempo

Abstract

Human beings perceive the flow of time to be shorter or longer depending on their physical condition and environment at the time, even if the time is the same length. This subjective estimation of the length of time is called “time evaluation”. Recent studies have shown that time evaluation varies depending on the tempo of stimuli such as background music and heart rate. However, these studies were conducted under passive conditions, and there are no studies on active game play. In this study, we investigated the effect of game tempo on time evaluation by having participants play digital games with different tempos in order to measure time evaluation in an active state.