Paper Info
Title
Is more information better? Examining the effects of visual and cognitive fidelity on learning in a serious video game
Abstract
Does visual fidelity and cognitive fidelity affect learning in a video game? In this paper we present data collected from 65 participants who played one of four different versions of a 3D video game, Heurística, designed to train decision making. We analyzed learning using a 2 cognitive fidelity × 2 visual fidelity between subjects analysis of variance. Our findings indicated that there was an interaction between the two types of fidelity, and no main effects on learning. Participants' learning was best when their visual and cognitive fidelity matched and worse when the visual fidelity was low, but the cognitive fidelity was high. This is one of the first experiments to compare both types of fidelity in a single video game platform experimentally. Our findings suggest that for high level cognitive training such as in Heurística, the fit between visual fidelity and the tasks matters. However, more research is needed with different types of video games and learning objectives.
Year
DOI
Venue
2014
10.1109/GEM.2014.7048105
GEM
Keywords
Field
DocType
Video games, visual fidelity, serious game, learning, cognitive fidelity
Visual fidelity,Fidelity,Visualization,Computer science,Human–computer interaction,Atmospheric measurements,Cognition,Multimedia,Cognitive training
Conference
Citations 
PageRank 
References 
1
0.37
4
Authors
12
Name
Order
Citations
PageRank
Elizabeth Veinott1889.65
Brandon Perleman210.37
Emily Polander310.37
James Leonard410.37
Gloria Berry510.37
Richard Catrambone664266.07
Elizabeth T. Whitaker7134.44
Brianne Eby810.37
Sharon Mayell941.28
Kinneret Teodorescu1041.61
Taleri Hammack1110.37
Lucas Lemaster1210.37