My Avatar, My Self Identity in Video Role-Playing Games |
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Author:
| Waggoner, Zach |
ISBN: | 978-0-7864-4109-9 |
Publication Date: | Jul 2009 |
Publisher: | McFarland & Company, Incorporated Publishers
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $43.00 |
Book Description:
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Examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. Utilizing James Gee's theoretical constructs of real-world identity, virtual-world identity, and projective identity, this research shows dynamic, varying and complex relationships between the virtual avatar and the player's sense of self.
Examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. Utilizing James Gee's theoretical constructs of real-world identity, virtual-world identity, and projective identity, this research shows dynamic, varying and complex relationships between the virtual avatar and the player's sense of self.