Contemporary ICTs such as speaking machines and computer games tend to create
illusions. Is this ethically problematic? Is it deception? And what kind of “reality” do we …

The 2018 release of Steven Spielberg's film Ready Player One was heralded as potentially
reinvigorating public interest in virtual reality (VR) as a consumer product. Characters in the …

Military videogames play an important role in violent actors' communication strategies, and
while scholars have attempted to theorize their significance, too much attention is devoted to …

" Politics of Play: Wargaming with the US Military is the first book in International Relations to
examine the use of wargames in the world's most powerful fighting forces. Since 2014, a …

Background: Android game creation dominates the mobile gaming market, which has
proliferated. Professionals and hobbyists have been drawn here. In addition, edutainment …

It is clear from science fiction series such as Star Trek that the potential use of extended
reality (XR) applications fascinates us, and at the same time it shows how fearful we are of …

The militarization of video games is a topic that has not previously received a lot of attention
despite being a controversial and important topic to discuss as it pertains to the future of …

[ES] La presente tesis doctoral, partiendo de la psicología social y las teorías de la
comunicación, pretende aportar su contribución en este ámbito académico relativamente …

Video games have become an important part of the global popular cultures that are
connecting broader audiences of all ages around the world. A recent phenomenon that has …

Abstract The US Army Esports team (USAE) was launched in 2018 to reverse years of
declining recruitment. An experiment in military public relations, the team uses the exhibitory …