(A)morally demanding game? : an exploration of moral decision-making in a purpose-made video game

Sarah E. Hodge; Jacqui Taylor; John McAlaney

doi:10.17645/mac.v7i4.2294

(A)morally demanding game? : an exploration of moral decision-making in a purpose-made video game

Sarah E. Hodge, Jacqui Taylor, John McAlaney

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Abstract

A purpose-made video game was used to measure response time and moral alignment of in-game moral decisions, which were made by 115 undergraduate students. Overall, moral decisions took between 4-6 seconds and were mostly pro-social. Previous gameplay, in-game, and post-game experiences predicted in-game moral alignment. Real-life moral salience was not related to in-game decision-making. The implications of these results are discussed in the context of the demands of video games and in-game moral decision-making models.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	213-225
Number of pages	13
Journal	Media and Communication
Volume	7
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v7i4.2294
Publication status	Published - 2019

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ethics
undergraduates
video games

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