Essays about: "MMORPG"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 28 essays containing the word MMORPG.

1. 1. Exploring players’ experiences with learning English in Final Fantasy XIV

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Oliver Fahlström; Anahita Sheikhi Pour; [2023]
   Keywords : Final Fantasy XIV; language; learning; MMORPG; player experience; qualitative interview;

   Abstract : The objective of this study was to investigate how players experience learning English through playing the popular MMORPG Final Fantasy XIV. It also discussed the improvement in English skills achieved through playing the game, exploring what aspects they have improved and how they were able to do that. READ MORE

3. 2. Activism in MMORPGs: A case studyof the MapleStory player boycott

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Medier och kommunikation

   Author : Tanzila Hakeem; [2022]
   Keywords : Gaming; Consumer Activism; Networked Social Movements; Digital Activism; Fandom; Participation; Consumerism; Globalization; Boycotting; Internet studies; social movements; Participatory politics;

   Abstract : This thesis explores how online gaming has become a central tool for networked social movements to participate in consumer activism. I look at the case study of MapleStory: a Korean MMORPG game and their consumer activism efforts started by the players. READ MORE

4. 3. Quantitative Analysis of Customizable Player Avatars in an MMORPGEnvironment

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Institutionen för naturvetenskap, miljö och teknik

   Author : Mikhail Gardberg; Siri Kjerf; [2022]
   Keywords : Video Games; Representation; Hypersexuality; Fashion; Digitala spel; representation; hypersexualitet; mode;

   Abstract : Sexualization of video game characters has been noted to have real world consequences. While there are studies surrounding characters designed by video game developers, the same cannot be said for players' choice of attire. READ MORE

5. 4. Fashion and player retention in MMORPGs : A case study of Final Fantasy XIV: A realm reborn

   University essay from Högskolan i Skövde/Institutionen för informationsteknologi

   Author : Carl Johan Bäckman; [2022]
   Keywords : MMORPG; fashion; player expression; player retention;

   Abstract : Expression and identification through virtual characters in MMORPGs has actively been, and is still being studied throughout the 21st century, and with the growing industry of video games, these studies become more and more relevant than ever. However, the same cannot be said about the subject of self-expression in terms of wearable items of clothing in MMORPGs. READ MORE

6. 5. Eorzean Justice : A Mixed Methods study on distributive system fairness and use within a Distributive Justice based society

   University essay from Stockholms universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Matthew Bridger; [2022]
   Keywords : Distributive Justice; Digital Worlds; Virtual Worlds; MMORPG; Fairness; Justice; Final Fantasy XIV;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study was to provide data concerning Distributive Justice system use and perceived fairness by citizens who have participated in a Distributive Justice based society over a long period of time. This data filled a hole in academic studies which had previously focused on datasets from citizens in non-Distributive Justice based societies or participants in short-term experiments. READ MORE