Uncanny Valley Targeting: Psychological Marketing in Games

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Create a presentation by rearranging the exact same text and images from the uploaded presentation titled 'Uncanny Valley Targeting'. Do NOT change wording or images, only reorganize them into a Masters-level Marketing Consumer Behaviour flow. Slides: 1) Title: 'Uncanny Valley Targeting.' 2) Consumer Behaviour Theory: 'consumer arousal theory with fear' + 'Survival horror games activate sympathetic nervous system responses, including the fight-or-flight reaction. Fear becomes a hedonic stimulus, converting stress into entertainment value.' 3) Marketing Mechanism: 'The Adrenaline Commodity.' + 'Marketing that focuses on the sound of a heartbeat, promising a physiological spike.' + 'This triggers the startle reflex and an immediate emotional engagement' 4) Psychological Targeting: 'Phobia Targeting' + 'Deliberately using spiders, dolls, and tight spaces to trigger pre-existing consumer fears.' 5) Uncanny Valley Strategy: 'Designing enemies that look almost human to trigger cognitive unease' 6) Attention Control: 'Flashlight Beam Restriction.' + 'A narrow cone of light forces the consumer to choose what not to look at.' 7) Disgust & Pathogen Response: 'Gore Fidelity (Visceral Disgust).' + 'Hyper-realistic damage (RE Engine) triggers the brain's innate pathogen-avoidance response.' 8) Physiological Interface Feedback: 'ECG-style health indicator inside the inventory Health shifts from green → yellow → red.' 9) Continuous Arousal Monitoring: 'Features a dynamic, always-visible health bar on-screen These could represent infection, stamina, or status effects, possibly linked to the mark on his neck' 10) Gameplay Segmentation: 'Suggests different gameplay mechanics for each protagonist' 11) Section divider slide containing only '02'. Keep the same images placed with their related content.

Masters-level analysis of psychological and physiological marketing tactics in interactive media, including fear arousal, phobia targeting, uncanny valley effects, attention control, disgust responses, and biofeedback systems for consumer engagement.

March 18, 202612 slides
Slide 1 of 12

Slide 1 - Uncanny Valley Targeting

Uncanny Valley Targeting

A Masters-level analysis of psychological and physiological marketing mechanisms in interactive media.

Slide 1 - Uncanny Valley Targeting
Slide 2 of 12

Slide 2 - Consumer Behaviour Theory

  • Consumer arousal theory with fear
  • Survival horror games activate sympathetic nervous system responses, including the fight-or-flight reaction. Fear becomes a hedonic stimulus, converting stress into entertainment value.
Slide 2 - Consumer Behaviour Theory
Slide 3 of 12

Slide 3 - Marketing Mechanism: The Adrenaline Commodity

  • Marketing that focuses on the sound of a heartbeat, promising a physiological spike.
  • This triggers the startle reflex and an immediate emotional engagement.
Slide 3 - Marketing Mechanism: The Adrenaline Commodity
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Slide 4 - Psychological Targeting: Phobia Targeting

  • Deliberately using spiders, dolls, and tight spaces to trigger pre-existing consumer fears.
Slide 4 - Psychological Targeting: Phobia Targeting
Slide 5 of 12

Slide 5 - Uncanny Valley Strategy

  • Designing enemies that look almost human to trigger cognitive unease.
Slide 5 - Uncanny Valley Strategy
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Slide 6 - Attention Control: Flashlight Beam Restriction

  • A narrow cone of light forces the consumer to choose what not to look at.
Slide 6 - Attention Control: Flashlight Beam Restriction
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Slide 7 - Disgust & Pathogen Response: Gore Fidelity

  • Hyper-realistic damage (RE Engine) triggers the brain's innate pathogen-avoidance response.
Slide 7 - Disgust & Pathogen Response: Gore Fidelity
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Slide 8 - Section Divider

02

Physiological Feedback Systems

Monitoring and responding to consumer state.

Slide 8 - Section Divider
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Slide 9 - Physiological Interface Feedback

  • ECG-style health indicator inside the inventory.
  • Health shifts from green → yellow → red.
Slide 9 - Physiological Interface Feedback
Slide 10 of 12

Slide 10 - Continuous Arousal Monitoring

  • Features a dynamic, always-visible health bar on-screen.
  • These could represent infection, stamina, or status effects, possibly linked to the mark on his neck.
Slide 10 - Continuous Arousal Monitoring
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Slide 11 - Gameplay Segmentation

  • Suggests different gameplay mechanics for each protagonist to optimize consumer experience and engagement.
Slide 11 - Gameplay Segmentation
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Slide 12 - Conclusion

Summary: Uncanny Valley Targeting as a Consumer Behaviour Strategy

The fusion of biological response and marketing psychology.

Slide 12 - Conclusion

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