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Niklas Ravaja
Researcher at University of Helsinki
Publications - 233
Citations - 7320
Niklas Ravaja is an academic researcher from University of Helsinki. The author has contributed to research in topics: Facial electromyography & Psychophysiology. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 228 publications receiving 6365 citations. Previous affiliations of Niklas Ravaja include Helsinki Institute for Information Technology & University of Jyväskylä.
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A Process Model of the Formation of Spatial Presence Experiences
Werner Wirth,Thomas Hartmann,Saskia Böcking,Peter Vorderer,Christoph Klimmt,Holger Schramm,Timo Saari,Jari Laarni,Niklas Ravaja,Feliz Ribeiro Gouveia,Frank Biocca,Ana Sacau,Lutz Jäncke,Thomas Baumgartner,Petra Jäncke +14 more
TL;DR: In this article, a theoretical model of the formation of Spatial Presence is proposed, which is applicable to the exposure to different media and intended to unify the existing efforts to develop a theory of Presence.
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Contributions of Psychophysiology to Media Research: Review and Recommendations
TL;DR: A review of the use of psychophysiological measures of attention and emotion in media research with the focus on three most commonly used measures: heart rate, facial electromyography, and electrodermal activity can be found in this article.
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Spatial Presence and Emotions during Video Game Playing: Does It Matter with Whom You Play?
TL;DR: Playing against another human elicited higher spatial presence, engagement, anticipated threat, post-game challenge appraisals, and physiological arousal, as well as more positively valenced emotional responses, compared to playing against a stranger.
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A review of the use of psychophysiological methods in game research
J. Matias Kivikangas,Guillaume Chanel,Ben Cowley,Inger Ekman,Mikko Salminen,Simo Järvelä,Niklas Ravaja,Niklas Ravaja +7 more
TL;DR: This article reviews the psychophysiological method in game research, and presents the most useful measures: electromyography (EMG), electrodermal activity (EDA), electroencephalography (EEG) and cardiac measures.
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Phasic Emotional Reactions to Video Game Events: A Psychophysiological Investigation
TL;DR: The authors examined emotional valence and arousal-related phasic psychophysiological responses to different video game events among 36 young adults who played Super Monkey Ball 2 (Sega Corporation, Tokyo, Japan).