Why You Get Spooked From 4th Wall Breaks

Daryl Talks Games April 18, 2020
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How many times have you felt just a little spooked when the 4th wall was broken in a game or a movie? Today on Psych of Play, we’re going to be dissecting WHY that feeling is so bizarre and how deindividualization, the dual function of gaze, and the power of anonymity all play a part in making 4th wall breaks such a visceral sensation. Support Daryl Talks Games on Patreon! – https://www.patreon.com/daryltalksgames Bonus content, early access, YOUR name at the end of videos, and more all for $1/month! -Spoiler Titles Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) Doki Doki Literature Club (2017) Bravely Second: End Layer (2015) Metal Gear Solid (1998) Undertale (2015) Spec Ops: The Line (2012) Assassin's Creed II (2009) OneShot (2016) - Team OneShot The Road to Morocco (1942) Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993) Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2003) Spaceballs (1987)** Deadpool (2016) Derren Brown: The Experiments original video: https://youtu.be/ReUHhStG70k -Special thanks to these videos for reference! https://youtu.be/qgkzqy8YrKQ https://youtu.be/Xxq4QtK3j0Y https://youtu.be/jTaN6wyMwCY https://youtu.be/JLAaUvsKljc https://youtu.be/WocjtVabfho https://youtu.be/idcwUTG3XMc -Games Shown Red Dead Redemption 2 (2018) - Rockstar Games Paper Mario The Thousand Year Door (2004) - Intelligent Systems, Nintendo Fire Emblem: Three Houses (2019) - Intelligent Systems The Messenger (2018) - Sabotage Studio Kid Icarus: Uprising (2012) - Sora Ltd. Batman: Arkham Asylum (2009) - Rocksteady ** Detroit Become Human (2018) - David Cage Animal Crossing: City Folk (2008) - Nintendo Doki Doki Literature Club (2017) - Team Salvato ** The Stanley Parable (2011) - Davey Wreden, Galactic Cafe Bravely Second: End Layer (2015) - Silicon Studio ** Eternal Darkness (2002) - Silicon Knights Metal Gear Solid (1998) - Konami ** X-Men (1993) - Western Technologies Inc. Undertale (2015) - Toby Fox ** Spec Ops: The Line (2012) - YAGER Development GmbH ** Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards (2000) - Hal Laboratory Dandara (2018) - Long Hat House Radio the Universe (2018) - 6E6E6E Assassin's Creed II (2009) - Ubisoft ** Tomb Raider (1996) - Core Design, Aspyr OneShot (2016) - Team OneShot ** -Clips/Movies Shown The Dark Knight (2008) The Social Network (2011) Key and Peele (2012) Inside (2016) - PlayDead Memento (2000) Birdman (2014) The Wedding Ringer (2015) The Road to Morocco (1942)** Robin Hood: Men in Tights (1993)** Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2003)** Spaceballs (1987)** Deadpool (2016)** Wayne's World (2012) Mean Girls (2004) Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) To All the Boys I've Loved Before (2018) Psycho (1960) I, Tonya (2018) E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial (1982) Mulan (1998) Southpaw (2015) https://youtu.be/pEKm54STV2Q https://youtu.be/kztCMOWDjxA https://youtu.be/zwTRHfEMq7k https://youtu.be/yJTucB8fH04 https://youtu.be/o1vYEzhmzyg https://youtu.be/ese1x5GWX7g https://youtu.be/3-Cpw7eZwAg https://youtu.be/3-Cpw7eZwAg https://youtu.be/b9gOjBhk1q0 https://youtu.be/aZmlS7n7Re4 -Music Sources: Menu Music - Dishonored OST Checker Dance - Deltarune OST Reconstructing More Science (Alex Giudici Remix) V2 - Portal 2 When The Moon's Reaching Out Stars/Tokyo Daylight - Persona 3 & 5 OST Hyrule field at night - Zelda Twilight Princess OST Your Precious Moon (Alex Giudici Remix) - Portal 2 Here We Are - Undertale OST Forest Temple (Arr. By Andrew De Lange) - Zelda - Ocarina of Time Fly Me To The Moon (synthwave/80s instrumental remix) - Astrophysics -Research Articles Cited The Dual Function of Gaze http://eyethink.org/resources/lab_papers/Risko2016_Breaking_the_Fourth_Wall_of_Cognitive_Science_Real-World_Social_Attention_and_the_Dual_Function_of_Gaze.pdf How is player immersion affected by breaking the fourth wall? https://www.gamasutra.com/blogs/BarryConway/20130315/188600/How_is_player_immersion_affected_by_breaking_the_fourth_wall.php Zimmardo Hooded shocks study https://www.psychologicalscience.org/observer/who-is-that-the-study-of-anonymity-and-behavior https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Deindividuation Derren Brown Deindividualization Masked “experiment” https://youtu.be/ReUHhStG70k Online Disinhibition Effect https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15257832 Eyes watching Bike Thieves https://journals.plos.org/plosone/article?id=10.1371/journal.pone.0051738 [11] Audience Effect and Donating https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0001691818303779 [12] MIrrors and Self-Awareness https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/blogs/et-commentary/mirrors-could-reduce-stealing-or-dishonesty-and-could-even-be-seen-as-a-good-alternative-to-video-surveillance/ [13] Child Candy Mirror’s Study https://psycnet.apa.org/record/1981-01088-001 [14] Security Cameras and cheating https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6198084/ **All images, graphics, and fonts created or found with postermywall.com, Pexels.com, Videvo.net, and Lightworks v14 editing software. All gameplay footage captured with Elgato 60FPS recording device** #PsychofPlay #4thWall

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