Characterizing player responses to surprising events in 2D platform games

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Chandranil Chakraborttii, Anya Osborne

Published: 2023, Last Modified: 31 Jul 2025Entertain. Comput. 2023EveryoneRevisionsBibTeXCC BY-SA 4.0
Abstract: Highlights•We present an analysis of player perception and reactions to surprising events.•We conduct a study investigating players’ responses to generated surprising events.•Multimodal data is correlated to explain divergence in player perception of surprise.•We propose a framework for categorizing surprising events into three categories.•We suggest how to extend existing theory of surprise towards automated game design.