VIDEO GAMES AND SPATIAL COGNITION
Student Researcher: Doğa Vidinli

Introduction
This information letter contains important information about this study and corresponding rules. Please read this letter carefully and ask any questions, before agreeing upon participation.

WHAT IS THIS STUDY ABOUT?
Purpose
The purpose of this study is to gain more information about video gaming.

Background
It is a requirement for participation in this study to have at least an intermediate (B1) competency level in the English language.

Nature and duration of the study
This study is expected to take around 5-7 minutes. 

WHAT DOES PARTICIPATION IN THIS STUDY INVOLVE?
Contents
This study involves answering a series of questions about one's video gaming habits and later some questions relating to way-finding on provided maps. 

PARTICIPATION INFORMATION
Voluntariness of participation
We ask your consent to participate in this study, which applies for the length of this study. Participating in this research is voluntary. You have the right not to take part in this study. If you decide to participate in this study, you are free to withdraw from this study at any time, without any negative consequences, and without giving any reason. You are free to only answer questions that you want to reply to.

The researchers can terminate the study if necessary. The decision to terminate the study can be made to protect your health and safety, or because the research plan stipulates that individuals who do not meet certain conditions or do not strictly follow the instructions, cannot participate

What rights do I have?
You have the right, in principle, to request access to and rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of your personal data. For more information: www.tilburguniversity.edu/privacy

Confidentiality
All information collected during this study will be stored confidentially. Your research data will be anonymized with a code name or number. Any personal information is not released without your written permission.

Research Data Management Policy
The anonymized research data will be stored safely for a period of 10 years. Only the researchers have access to this data. When the results of this study are published or presented at conferences, no information will be presented that can reveal your personal identity. Anonymized data collected in this study might be useful for future research and therefore this data will be anonymously available.

Data processing
The obtained data will be processed and analyzed using either SPSS (IBM Corp., 2012) or R software (R Core Team, 2020).  

Reward/Reimbursement
Participating in this study will not be rewarded.

Ethical Approval
This study was approved by the ethics review board (ERB) of Tilburg University [TSB_RP1173].

Participation
If you decide to participate in this study, you can click below on ‘accept’ and continue to the study.

Contact
Any questions about this study can be directed to:
Doğa Vidinli
d.vidinli@tilburguniversity.edu

Consent
By accepting this informed consent form, you voluntarily agree to participate in this study. Signing this form does not interfere with your right to withdraw from this study at any time without an explanation.

By signing this informed consent form, I (the participant) confirm that I have read and understood the entire information letter and confirm that:

• I have read and understood the entire information letter that belongs to this study.
• I have been given the opportunity to ask questions about the study

and that these questions were answered to my complete satisfaction.

• I had sufficient time to decide whether I would participate or not.
• I know that participation is completely voluntary.
• I know that the duration of the study is 5-7 minutes.
• I know I can decide to withdraw from the study at any time, without any negative consequences and without providing any explanation.
• [For personal data] I know I have the right, in principle, to request access to and rectify, erase, restrict or object to the processing of my personal data.
• I know that my research data will be processed as described in the information letter and only the researcher team have access to this data.
• I give permission to use my research data for the purposes that are mentioned in the information letter that belongs to this study.
• I give permission to store my research data for the period of 10 years.