(I would suggest, based on the definitions presented in this article and having
NO prior psychological training, that probably Domain Specific Interest shoulders the burden of keeping the player invested in these games, followed by Gameplay.)
For his second solo exhibition at angels barcelona and in Spain, Harun Farocki presents his last work Serious Games composed by 4 video - installations: Immersion (2009), Watson is Down, Three Dead and A Sun with no Shadow (2010), he explores the connection between virtual reality and the military — how the fictional scenarios of computer games are used both in the
training of US troops
prior to their deployment in combat zones, and in
psychological care for soldiers suffering battlefield trauma upon their return.