231 Third Experiment

My third experiment was again attempting to invoke a more safe/comfortable environment by looking at how people interact with the content of a horror film when alone and when with friends.

I got Ben to watch another horror scene and looked at how he sat and how he responded to the film. This was all taken place inside and in a dark room to enhance the films effects.

I then got him to watch another scene from the same film but this time with Bevan and Ryan in the same room. All three of them watched the scene. The tension of the room seemed to vanish and it was a less intense experience.

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Although the results were not as extreme as my second experiment they still had a positive effect. I had hoped that the boys would talk about the scene and lose all immersion but apart from a few comments about certain things they liked it was still a pretty tense environment. Especially when the scene became extremely suspenceful everyone was totally silent and still as Ben was before joined.