German Research Centre for Artificial Intelligence

A Scoping Review of Auditory Interventions in Games and Gamification

A Scoping Review of Auditory Interventions in Games and MARC SCHUBHAN, German Research Center for Artificial Intelligence (DFKI), Saarland Informatics Campus, Germany and Saarland University of Applied Sciences (htw saar), Germany KATJA ROGERS, University of Amsterdam, Netherlands JANNA KLEIN-HERRMANN, Saarland University…

• Auditory interventions in games and gamification are primarily used to modulate player presence, immersion, emotional affect, and cognitive load.
• Research in this field has experienced significant growth since 2011, reflecting an increasing focus on the psychological and behavioral impacts of sound.
• The efficacy of auditory stimuli on player performance remains inconsistent across systematic studies, indicating that outcomes are highly dependent on specific contextual factors.