Game Studies

Daniel Pietschmann, Chemnitz University of Technology

Mobile Gaming and Stress Recovery: Exploring the Impact of Adolescent Stress, Recovery Experience, and Game Clusters on Mobile Game Use for Recovery Purpose - Cheng CHEN, The Chinese U of Hong Kong

As Time Goes By: Exploring the Dynamic Nature of Avatar Characterization and Player/Avatar Relationships in Traditional Role-playing Games - Kevin Koban, Chemnitz U of Technology; Sarah Kapp, Chemnitz U of Technology; Silja Krieger, Chemnitz U of Technology; Marina Druzhkov, Chemnitz U of Technology; Daniel Pietschmann, Chemnitz University of Technology

Playbor and the Gamification of Work: Empowerment, Exploitation, and Fun as Labor Dynamics - Raul Ferrer Conill, Karlstad U

Heroic by Association? Game Designer and Game Character Morality - Evan Robert Watts, West Virginia U; Jaime Banks, West Virginia U

Exploring Relationships among Motivations, Playing Styles, and the Positive Outcomes of Playing Augmented Reality Games: Extending the Theory of Uses and Gratifications 1.0 - Cheng CHEN, The Chinese U of Hong Kong; Louis W. Leung

Effects of Display Fidelity and Priming on Game Engagement and Aggression - Swee Kiat Tay, U of Wisconsin-Madison; jiaxi Wu, U of Wisconsin-Madison; Zhen Di, U of Wisconsin-Madison; Fangxin Xu, The University of Texas at Austin; Mengdian Zheng

Examining Social and Personal Factors That Influence In-Game Profanity Through Comparative Ego-Network Analysis - Lewen Wei, Penn State U; Jess Kropczynski, U of Cincinnati

Entertainment Motivations and Gaming-Specific Gratifications as Antecedents of Hedonic and Eudaimonic Gaming Entertainment Experiences - Daniel Possler, Hannover U of Music, Drama and Media; Anna Sophie Kuempel, LMU Munich; Julian Unkel, LMU Munich

Voicing Creativity, Working with Constraints: Character Design in the Video Game Industry - Jessica Ethel Tompkins, Indiana University Bloomington

Not Only for the (Tom)Boys: Gender Variables as Predictors for Playing Motivations, Passion, and Addiction for MMORPGs - Sanne Franken, Erasmus U Rotterdam; Julia Kneer, Erasmus U Rotterdam; Sabine Reich, Hanover U of Music, Drama and Media

Be Careful What You Twitch For: Dispositional Inferences of Videogame Streamers Based on In-Game Behavior - Daniel Pimentel; Yu-Hao Lee, University of Florida; Sriram Kalyanaraman, University of Florida

A Test of Klimmt et al.’s (2009) Theory of Identification with Sexualized and Non-Sexualized Female Characters - Jessica Ethel Tompkins, Indiana University Bloomington