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Author:

Ash, Erin Michelle

Title:

THE EFFECTS OF VIDEO GAME AVATAR RACE ON IN-GAME BEHAVIORS AND POST-PLAY AGGRESSION

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

video games
Proteus effect
aggression
race
avatar embodiment

File:

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Committee Members:

Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Sherrick, Brett Isaac

Title:

Immersive Mediation: The Roles of Flow and Narrative Engagement in a Persuasive Health Game

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

video games
persuasion
flow
narrative engagement

File:

Download Bretts_Dissertation__4.7_.pdf

Committee Members:

Francis Erin Dardis, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Francis Erin Dardis, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Committee Member
Richard Denny Taylor, Committee Member
James Dillard, Committee Member

Author:

Dooley, Anne

Title:

For Better or Worse?: The Effects of Interactivity and Perspective on Identification, Social Comparison, and Self-Esteem in Video Games

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
text-based games
interactivity
identification
social comparison
self-esteem
media effects

File:

Download Final_Thesis.pdf

Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Member
Frank Dardis, Committee Member

Author:

Drivas, Magdalayna

Title:

Make me pretty: The role of customization in the effects of attractive avatar use on self-image

Graduate Program:

Media Studies (MA)

Keywords:

video games
avatars
Proteus effect
social comparison theory
customization
body image

File:

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Committee Members:

Anthony Olorunnisola, Program Head/Chair
Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Michael Grant Schmierbach, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor