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Author:

Pursel, Barton Keller

Title:

THE ROLE OF VIRTUAL WORLDS AS A COLLABORATIVE ENVIRONMENT FOR PARTIALLY DISTRIBUTED TEAMS

Graduate Program:

Workforce Education and Development

Keywords:

virtual worlds
virtual teaming
partially distributed teaming
video games
online worlds

File:

Download Pursel_diss_final2.pdf

Committee Members:

Edgar I Farmer Sr., Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Edgar I Farmer Sr., Committee Member
Dr Brian Smith, Committee Member
Rosalie Ocker, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Committee Member
Rose Marie Baker, Committee Member

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:

Download Ash_Thesis-final.pdf

Committee Members:

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

Author:

Downs, Edward Paul

Title:

How can Wii learn from video games? Examining relationships between technological affordances and socio-cognitive determinates on affective and behavioral outcomes.

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

social cognitive theory
learning
video games
golf

File:

Download Downs_Dissertation.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
S. Shyam Sundar, Committee Member
Fuyuan Shen, Committee Member
John Philip Christman, Committee Member

Author:

Stahl, Roger John

Title:

War Games: Citizenship and Play in Post-industrial Militarism

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

media
militarism
war
terrorism
video games
sports
recruitment

File:

Download War_Games.pdf

Committee Members:

Thomas Walter Benson, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles Edward Scott, Committee Member
Rosa A Eberly, Committee Member
Stephen Howard Browne, Committee Member

Author:

Patton, Ryan Matthew

Title:

GAMES AS ARTISTIC MEDIUM: INTERFACING COMPLEXITY THEORY IN GAME-BASED ART PEDAGOGY

Graduate Program:

Art Education

Keywords:

pedagogy
art
art education
video games
games
complexity theory

File:

Download Patton_Diss_7-5-11.pdf

Committee Members:

Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Karen Treat Keifer Boyd, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Charles Richard Garoian, Committee Member
Matthew Kenyon, Committee Member
Brian K Smith, Committee Member

Author:

Johnson, Jeremy David

Title:

Convergence Rhetorics: Negotiating Digital and Offline Identities

Graduate Program:

Communication Arts and Sciences

Keywords:

rhetoric
communication
digital
online
identity
video games
politics
reality
publics
private
privacy
rhizome

File:

Download Thesis_-_Jeremy_David_Johnson_-_Convergence_Rhetorics_-_Final.pdf

Committee Members:

Rosa A Eberly, 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:

Ferchaud, Arienne Marie

Title:

Defender of the weak or renegade of The Wasteland? The effects of virtual moral choice on narrative processing

Graduate Program:

Media Studies

Keywords:

morality
choice
narrative
video games
engagement
enjoyment
appreciation

File:

Download Ferchaud_Thesis_Complete.pdf

Committee Members:

Mary Beth Oliver, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor

Author:

Engerman, Jason Alphonso

Title:

CALL OF DUTY FOR ADOLESCENT BOYS: AN ETHNOGRAPHIC PHENOMENOLOGY OF THE EXPERIENCES WITHIN A GAMING CULTURE

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

adolescent learning
video games
playful learning
COTS
phenomenology
playcology

File:

Download CoDforAdolescentBoysDissertation_Engerman__Final_.pdf

Committee Members:

Alison Alene Carr-Chellman, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Alison Alene Carr-Chellman, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Kyle Leonard Peck, Committee Member
Fred Michael Schied, Committee Member
Andrea H Tapia, Outside Member

Author:

Weaver, Kevin Scott

Title:

The Role of Masculinity in Male Gamers' Exclusionary Treatment of Women

Graduate Program:

Psychology

Keywords:

masculinity
gender
stereotypes
video games
harassment
discrimination

File:

Download KW_-_Dissertation_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Theresa K. Vescio, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Theresa K Vescio, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Janet Swim, Committee Member
Melvin Michael Mark, Committee Member
Lee Ann Banaszak, Outside Member

Author:

Orme, Stephanie Lyn

Title:

GROWING UP GAMERS: FEMALE LEISURE IN DIGITAL GAMES CULTURE

Graduate Program:

Mass Communications

Keywords:

video games
digital games
gaming
gender
women
girls
motivations
genre
leisure

File:

Download ORME_DISSERTATION_FINAL_VERSION_MARCH_2018.pdf

Committee Members:

Dr. Matthew McAllister, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Dr. Matthew McAllister, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Dr. Michelle Rodino-Colocino, Committee Member
Dr. Patrick Parsons, Committee Member
Dr. Camilla Hodge, Outside Member

Author:

Petner, Michael Francis

Title:

AN EXAMINATION OF TEACHER EXPERIENCES USING EDUCATIONAL DIGITAL GAMING IN THE CLASSROOM

Graduate Program:

Learning, Design, and Technology

Keywords:

phenomenology
teacher experiences
educational digital games
video games

File:

Download Petner_Michael_2018_AN_EXAMINATION_OF_TEACHER_EXPERIENCES_USING_EDUCATIONAL_DIGITAL_GAMING_IN_THE_CLASSROOM.pdf

Committee Members:

Susan Mary Land, Dissertation Advisor/Co-Advisor
Susan Mary Land, Committee Chair/Co-Chair
Wei-Fan Chen, Committee Member
Gabriela T. Richard, Committee Member
Edgar Paul Yoder, Outside 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

Author:

Zhuang, John

Title:

An Exploratory Study of the Information Security Behavior of Gamers

Graduate Program:

Cybersecurity Analytics and Operations (MS)

Keywords:

security behavior
video games
protection motivation theory
cybersecurity
gamers

File:

Download Zhuang_Thesis_FINAL.pdf

Committee Members:

Yubo Kou, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor
Ting Wang, Committee Member
Edward Glantz, Professor in Charge/Director of Graduate Studies
Xinning Gui, Committee Member
Michael Keith Hills, Special Signatory