Does changing the frequency content of a reverb affect perceived emotion in a video-game?

Abstract: Emotion is a large part of the experience when playing video-games, and sound design can strongly influence the emotional response in players. This study is about the effect reverb, which is part of the sound design, can have on a players perceived emotion. An experiment was conducted, where twenty subjects got to play a video-game level which included two churches. These were identical both visually and audibly, except for the frequency content in the reverb in each church. Results show that the subjects perceived different emotions depending on what reverb they heard.