Moral Choice in Video Games: Creating Experiences That Make Players Think
summary
Explains how moral choices in video games affect players’ emotional engagement and story interpretation, focusing on mechanics that provoke empathy, cognitive dissonance, and moral self-affirmation. Describes how designers can use those mechanics to create complex in-game decisions that challenge players’ moral beliefs.
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chapters (10)
- 0:00Moral choices in games
- 1:25Empathy and character bonds
- 6:47Cognitive dissonance in decisions
- 11:03Moral self-affirmation
- 16:04Moral dilemmas in games
- 22:57Designing meaningful choices
- 31:38Mechanics for dilemmas
- 44:46Testing moral impact
- 50:22Conclusions
- 51:47Q&A
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