Gamasutra Feature Articles: Fight or Flight: The Neuroscience of Survival Horror

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Fight or Flight: The Neuroscience of Survival Horror
Jun 12th 2012, 04:00
[How exactly do horror games work on the brains of players? In this new feature, neuroscientist Maral Tajerian unpacks the mechanism behind the scares in Amnesia, Dead Space and Silent Hill, among others.] Fear is one of the most primitive instincts in humans. Although it has been particularly useful in keeping us alive in dangerous situations, it has also helped the entertainment industry capitalize on our sheer joy of being scared. The video game industry ...
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