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Journal article
The Female Video Game Player Character Persona and Emotional Attachment
Persona Studies, Vol.6(2), pp.7-21
2021
Abstract
This research, using online qualitative survey questions, explored how players of the PlayStation 4 console game, Horizon Zero Dawn, formed emotional attachments to characters while playing as, and assuming the persona of the female player-character, Aloy. It was found that the respondents (approximately 71% male) formed emotional attachments to the female player-character (PC) and non-player characters. Players found the characters to be realistic and well developed, and they also found engaging with the storyworld via the female PC a profound experience. This research advances knowledge about video games in general and video game character attachment specifically, as well as the emerging but under-researched areas of Persona Studies and Game Studies.
Details
- Title
- The Female Video Game Player Character Persona and Emotional Attachment
- Authors
- Jacqueline Burgess (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, USC Business School - LegacyChristian Jones (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland, School of Social Sciences - Legacy
- Publication details
- Persona Studies, Vol.6(2), pp.7-21
- Publisher
- Deakin University, School of Communication and Creative Arts, Persona Celebrity Publics Research Group
- Date published
- 2021
- DOI
- 10.21153/psj2020vol6no2art963
- ISSN
- 2205-5258
- Copyright note
- This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License
- Organisation Unit
- School of Business and Creative Industries; School of Social Sciences - Legacy; University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; USC Business School - Legacy; Engage Research Lab; School of Law and Society
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99518108102621
- Output Type
- Journal article
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