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On the environment-destructive probabilistic trends: A perceptual and behavioral study on video game players

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  • Vuong, Quan-Hoang
  • Ho, Manh-Toan
  • Nguyen, Minh-Hoang
  • Pham, Thanh-Hang
  • Vuong, Thu-Trang
  • Khuc, Quy
  • Ho, Hoang-Anh
  • La, Viet-Phuong

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Currently, gaming is the world's favorite form of entertainment. Various studies have shown how games impact players' perceptions and behaviors, prompting opportunities for purposes beyond entertainment. This study uses Animal Crossing: New Horizons (ACNH)—a real-time life-simulation game—as a unique case study of how video games can affect humans' environmental perceptions. A dataset of 584 observations from a survey of ACNH players and the Hamiltonian MCMC technique have enabled us to explore the relationship between in-game behaviors and perceptions. Here we show a probabilistic trend towards exploiting the in-game environment despite players' perceptions, suggesting that the simplification of commercial game design may overlook opportunities to engage and educate players in pro-environmental activities.

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  • Vuong, Quan-Hoang & Ho, Manh-Toan & Nguyen, Minh-Hoang & Pham, Thanh-Hang & Vuong, Thu-Trang & Khuc, Quy & Ho, Hoang-Anh & La, Viet-Phuong, 2021. "On the environment-destructive probabilistic trends: A perceptual and behavioral study on video game players," Technology in Society, Elsevier, vol. 65(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:teinso:v:65:y:2021:i:c:s0160791x21000051
    DOI: 10.1016/j.techsoc.2021.101530
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