Video gaming is a popular youth pastime that has prompted scholarship into its relationship
with psychological well-being. However, sexual and gender diverse youth (SGDY) who play …

Video games are becoming culturally dominant. But what does their popularity say about our
contemporary society? This book explores video game culture, but in doing so, utilizes video …

This chapter reviews energy communication, an emerging subfield of communication
studies that examines the role of energy in society, and argues that it is dominated by a crisis …

Video games have long been seen as the exclusive territory of young, heterosexual white
males. In a media landscape dominated by such gamers, players who do not fit this mold …

The proliferation of visual media worldwide during the past 50 years has made mediated
personalities, both real people and fictional characters, powerful agents of social change …

Due to its prominent role in online social networks, avatar creation has become an important
research topic in the field of computer-mediated communication. One main motive for …

In the past twenty years, the video game industry has established itself as a significant
contributor to the global entertainment economy. Compared to more established …

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

Fostering intrinsic motivation with interactive applications can increase the enjoyment that
people experience when using technology, but can also translate into more invested effort …

Despite growing interest in studying the metaverse, a theory-driven investigation into the
factors that contribute to an enjoyable metaverse experience remains scarce. The current …