Benefits of Augmented Reality Video Games: A Pokémon Go Study
A study surveying 399 players of Pokémon Go during its peak of popularity demonstrates positive influences on psycho-social wellbeing and physical activity in the areas of mood, positive nostalgia, social-bond formation and exercise. Those participants with anxiety demonstrated less pronounced mood enhancement, but less negative nostalgia and regret.
There is far from a plethora of research regarding benefits of AR to date, and most existing studies focus only on educational benefits. A recent study by Bonus and colleagues in Media Psychology was the first of its kind, evaluating AR as it relates to two theories; the Broaden-and-Build theory of positive emotions and the Differential Susceptibility to Media Effects Model (DSMM). The Broaden-and-Build theory posits that being engaged in brief experiences that elicit joy lays the foundation for personal evolution by increasing positive emotions and expanding creativity. The DSMM looks at the positive effects of media by investigating the effects of exposure on well-being, taking into consideration emotional, social, cognitive and physiological factors.
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