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Category: Gaming / Emotion and Video Games

  • Communication Technology
    • Information Seeking
    • Interactivity and Persuasion
    • Internet Use
    • Personalization and Customization
    • Privacy
    • Psychophysiology
    • Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction
    • Social Media
    • Source Credibility
    • Uses and gratifications
    • Web Advertising
  • Entertainment
  • Gaming
    • Avatars and Online Agents
    • Computer-Mediated Communication
    • Emotion and Video Games
    • Immersion
    • Race, Gender, and Stereotypes
    • Self-Esteem and Body Satisfaction
  • Persuasion
  • Social Influence
  • Student Publication

The therapeutic effects of cinema:

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

The influence of video game controllers and mirror images on game-player’s self-awareness, sense of control and enjoyment

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

Do we improve, disrupt, or embrace sadness?

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

Toward an understanding of the emotive structure

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

The influence of video game controllers and mirror images

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

The effects of home video game violence and fantasy portrayals upon enjoyment and emotional state:

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games

Can Video Games Enhance Creativity? An experimental investigation of emotion generated by Dance Danc

  • Gaming
  • Emotion and Video Games
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