Essays about: "Character creator"

Found 5 essays containing the words Character creator.

  1. 1. "Literally giving the main character vibes" – Examining Emotional Capital and Parasocial Relationships on YouTube

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

    Author : Marta Kruhlinskaya; [2022]
    Keywords : emotional capital; parasocial relationships; mediated relationships; social media; YouTube; discourse theory; DTA; digital media; online communication; virtual sociality; emotionality;

    Abstract : In an ever-evolving social media landscape, online communication has become more prone to the revelation of our affective states. In this study, I investigate how iterations of emotional capital, an extension of Pierre Bourdieu’s four forms of capital, shape social interaction in mediated relationships on YouTube, a platform that fosters a participatory culture. READ MORE

  2. 2. Creating Your Fantasy Self : An Analysis of Ethnicity in Character Creators in Computer Fantasy Role-Playing Games

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Ylva Ljungqvist; Frida Svensson; [2015]
    Keywords : Character creator; representation; ethnicity in video games; fantasy; RPG; Karaktärsskapare; representation; etnicitet i spel; fantasy; rollspel;

    Abstract : This thesis examines whether character creators in fantasy role-playing games allow players to create ethnically diverse characters. We studied eight games following a procedure to record perceivable data about the available options, and conducted interviews. READ MORE

  3. 3. ‘WONDER WOMAN HAPPY MAGIC FUN SWORD GIRL SEXY! SEXY! FIGHT! FIGHT!’

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Avdelningen för konsthistoria och visuella studier

    Author : Gustav Thoreson; [2014]
    Keywords : Wonder Woman; Gail Simone; Parody; the Dialogic; Masquerade; Mimesis; Luce Irigaray; Mass Culture; M.M. Bakhtin; Arts and Architecture;

    Abstract : In this thesis I explore the conceptual relationships between Parody, the body and space in via the writer Gail Simone’s version of the comic book heroine Wonder Woman. I develop a critical re-imag(e)ination of performativity, space and the body in contemporary mass culture via Gail Simone’s Wonder Woman. READ MORE

  4. 4. Utsikt från höghastighetståg : om reseupplevelsens krav på landskapet

    University essay from SLU/Dept. of Urban and Rural Development

    Author : Agnes Alvarsson Hjort; [2012]
    Keywords : höghastighetsbana; reseupplevelse; Ostlänken; järnväg; anspråk; landskap; landskapsbild; landskapsplanering;

    Abstract : As we travel more and more by train it becomes increasingly important that the time we spend traveling, is of great quality. This has been the foundation of this master thesis and has shaped the outcome of it. READ MORE

  5. 5. Simultaneous Visual Data Analysis - Comprising time, space and multivariate data

    University essay from Institutionen för teknik och naturvetenskap; Tekniska högskolan

    Author : Camilla Kemppainen; [2008]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : A lot of data is being gathered all the time. How can the data be explored to enable analysis of the data and reveal patterns and features? One way is to visualize the data. READ MORE