Essays about: "deindividuation"
Found 4 essays containing the word deindividuation.
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1. Toxicity in the game World of Tanks: A participant observation ethnography, thematic analysis, content analysis and autoethnography
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : Previous research has studied toxicity in World of Tanks game with a focus on precursors of toxicity, player performance in the game from the perspective of gender-performance gap or observing the players' major behaviors instigated by various situations within the game. This research focuses on player's behavior in the game chat with an emphasis on toxic behavior by using participant observation ethnography, thematic analysis, content analysis and autoethnography. READ MORE
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2. Avatar Selection in the Metaverse : How users choose their digital persona in VRChat
University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesignAbstract : 1 Abstract Current endeavors in the tech-industry to create the first true metaverse, alongside other things, sparked the emergence of interest around virtual avatars, namely in the NFT community. Given the complexity of design-challenges associated with creating an immersive metaverse, its avatars and the systems they evolve around, this paper aims to understand user desires and motivational patterns for avatar selection in VRChat, a game that resembles much of what a future metaverse could look like. READ MORE
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3. How does the degree of anonymity affect our morals? : A study examining behavioural changes in online communication
University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)Abstract : Humans have found ways to communicate with each other since the beginning of time. However, the way we communicate has changed over the years. Today we can communicate with people from all over the world by employing digital technologies, and this can sometimes be done without revealing individuals’ actual identity. READ MORE
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4. War for a Ball : The impact of user-generated-content over the behavior of media consumer in times of crisis. A Footbal case study
University essay from IHH, FöretagsekonomiAbstract : The recent breakthroughs in communication technologies have reintroduced the user to Internet. Media consumers became empowered with the capabality to produce, and will gradually shift from the traditional role of an audience to generate content, compete with mainstream media and construct new social and cultural realities. READ MORE
