This review of gender and gameplay research over the past three decades documents a set
of persistent methodological repetitions that have systematically impeded its progress since …

Mechanisms of moral disengagement in violent video game play have recently received
considerable attention among communication scholars. To date, however, no study has …

We analyzed in-game content from titles released between 1983 and 2014 (n= 571)
featuring playable female characters. Results indicate that sexualization has diminished …

As virtual reality (VR) technology enters mainstream markets, it is imperative that we
understand its potential impacts on users, both positive and negative. In the present paper …

Linking back to, the present approach conceptualizes and empirically examines viewers'
parasocial interaction experience with a TV performer. Causes and outcomes of parasocial …

The aim of this study was to develop and validate a scale to measure computer and
videogame addiction. Inspired by earlier theories and research on game addiction, we …

The essential guide to decoding messages in a media-saturated world Media Literacy
teaches students how to navigate through the overwhelming flood of information found in …

A large-scale content analysis of characters in video games was employed to answer
questions about their representations of gender, race and age in comparison to the US …

Why computer games can be ethical, how players use their ethical values in gameplay, and
the implications for game design. Despite the emergence of computer games as a dominant …

When the Nintendo Wii was released in 2006, it ushered forward a new era of casual
gaming in which video games appealed to not just the stereotypical hardcore male gamer …