Abstract
The notion of comfort with respect to rides, such as roller coasters, is typically addressed from the perspective of a physical ride, where the convenience of transportation is redefined to minimize risk and maximize thrill. As a popular form of entertainment, roller coasters sit at the nexus of rides and games, providing a suitable environment to measure both mental and physical experiences of rider comfort. In this paper, the way risk and comfort affect such experiences is investigated, and the connection between play comfort and ride comfort is explored. A roller coaster ride simulation is adopted as the target environment for this research, which combines the feeling of being thrill and comfort simultaneously. At the same time, this paper also expands research on roller coaster rides while bridging the rides and games via the analogy of the law of physics, a concept currently known as motion in mind. This study’s contribution involves a roller coaster ride model, which provides an extended understanding of the relationship between physical performance and the mental experience relative to the concept of motion in mind while establishing critical criteria for a comfortable experience of both the ride and play.
Highlights
It can be observed that energies in this period are linearly rising, which shows that the ride experience requires tremendous energy as the year progresses
This study had expanded the research that bridges ride comfort and play comfort, where the roller coaster is utilized to establish the links between physical performance and mental experience
It was found that the roller coaster from 1976 to 2016 had evolved from being a pure thrill ride into an exciting ride experience, which was demonstrated by the changes of the potential energy, momentum, and force of such a ride experience
Summary
Publisher’s Note: MDPI stays neutral with regard to jurisdictional claims in published maps and institutional affiliations. A roller coaster is a type of amusement ride that employs elevated tracks designed with steep slopes, tight turns and sometimes inversions. The first known roller coaster was designed in 1884. As a popular form of entertainment, roller coasters are deeply loved and enjoyed by many people. Being a combination of games and rides, roller coasters provide a sense of entertainment (mentally) and a riding experience (physically)
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