24.08.2007 21:51 Uhr, Quelle: Engadget

Researchers add fear of electric shock to "Pac-Man-like" game

Filed under: Misc. Gadgets, Gaming Researchers at University College London look to have taken a slightly unconventional approach in their studies on fear, with the BBC reporting that they've crafted a "Pac-Man-like" game that boasts the added risk of electric shock. Apparently, volunteers play the game while an MRI scanner monitors them, moving a blue triangle through a 2D maze while trying to avoid a red dot "predator." If that dot catches them, they receive an electric shock. As that danger neared , the researchers found that players stopped using their their pr

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