Petri Lankoski, Södertörn University

1. Embodiment in Character-Based
Videogames
Petri Lankoski
petri.lankoski@sh.se
www.iki.fi/petri.lankoski/

2. Rubber Hand Illusion

3. Embodiment

4. Study 1 & 2: Scale Development, EFA & CFA
FACTOR 1
• I perceived the game
controller as a part of
my body
• I perceived the game
controller as an
extension of my body
• I perceived the game
controller as a
substitute of my body
• It seemed like the
game controller had
disappeared
FACTOR 2
• It seemed like I was in
the location where my
character was
• I perceived the
character I control as
an extension of my
body
• It seemed like the
character I controlled
was I
• I perceived the
character I controlled
as a part of my body

5. Study 3: Learning & Embodiment

6. Study 4: Presence, Embodiment & Camera

7. Study 4: Presence, Embodiment & Camera

8. ● An instrument for measuring embodiment in videogames.
● Evidence that embodiment (as measured by the instrument)
increase as players become more skilled.
● Evidence that the embodiment and presence (as measured
using by PENS) are connected
● A movable 1st person camera and 3rdperson camera provides
higher degree of embodiment than a static 3rd person
camera.
Main Contributions