Parasocial and Social Player-Avatar Relationships: Social Others in Thomas Was Alone
<p>The nature of the relationship between the player and a video game avatar has been the cause of much academic discussion and debate. While in the past most studies focused on parasocial relationships, the new Banks-Bowman social categorization system provides a beneficial and enlightening n...
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University of Glasgow
2015-06-01
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| Online Access: | http://press-start.gla.ac.uk/index.php/press-start/article/view/18 |