Avatar- and self-related processes and problematic gaming: A systematic review.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2020.106461
Abstract: The concept of self has become increasingly relevant to understanding the psychological mechanisms of problematic online gaming. Many gaming activities feature in-game avatars that enable the adoption of, and experimentation with, different roles and identities.… read more here.
Keywords: avatar self; problematic gaming; self related; self ... See more keywords
Perspective Taking and Avatar-Self Merging
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DOI: 10.3389/fpsyg.2022.714464
Abstract: Today, avatars often represent users in digital worlds such as in video games or workplace applications. Avatars embody the user and perform their actions in these artificial environments. As a result, users sometimes develop the… read more here.
Keywords: self merging; taking avatar; perspective taking; avatar ... See more keywords