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First published 2024-9

Playing with Character: A Framework of Characterization in Video Games

Alexander Vandewalle, Steven Malliet, Kristoffel Demoen

Games and Culture

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First published 2022-5

Masculine Pleasures as Normalized Practices: Character Design in the Video Game Industry

Jessica E. Tompkins, Nicole Martins

Games and Culture

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First published 2024

Examining How Sex Appeal Cues and Strength Cues Influence Impressions of Female Video Game Characters

Teresa Lynch, Annie Dooley, Matthew R. Erxleben

Communication Research

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First published 2023-3

The Moral Service of Trans NPCs: Examining the Roles of Transgender Non-Player Characters in Role-Playing Video Games

Aiden J. Kosciesza

Games and Culture

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First published 2013-10

Superman vs. BAD Man? The Effects of Empathy and Game Character in Violent Video Games

Christian Happ, André Melzer, Georges Steffgen

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2008-08

“They May Be Pixels,But They're MY Pixels:” Developing a Metric of Character Attachment in Role-Playing Video Games

Melissa L. Lewis, René Weber, Nicholas David Bowman

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2022-3

What Does it Mean to be a Female Character in “Indie” Game Storytelling? Narrative Framing and Humanization in Independently Developed Video Games

Mildred F. Perreault, Gregory Perreault, Andrea Suarez

Games and Culture

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First published 2016-07

Good Person or Bad Character? Personality Predictors of Morality and Ethics in Avatar Selection for Video Game Play

Patrick J. Ewell, Rosanna E. Guadagno, Matthew Jones [...]

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2015-12

Effects of Trait Hostility,Mapping Interface,and Character Identification on Aggressive Thoughts and Overall Game Experience After Playing a Violent Video Game

Younbo Jung, Namkee Park, Kwan Min Lee

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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First published 2012-08

Pals in Power Armor: Attribution of Human-Like Emotions to Video Game Characters in an Ingroup/Outgroup Situation

Anna Besmann, Kimberly Rios

Cyberpsychology,Behavior,and Social Networking

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