I am (not) my avatar: A review of the user-avatar relationships in Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds

Ver más

Types of Navigation

por Júlia Motger

Bad Behavior

por Anderson Sthevef Puentes Gomez

CUSTOMS AND TRADITIONS

por María Camila Contreras

Play Therapy

por Sadye Bockhoff

I am (not) my avatar: A review of the user-avatar relationships in Massively Multiplayer Online Worlds

Identifications

Self dimension

Identifications(Avatar identification/attachment)

Self-needs(Self-expression/self-presentation/self-disclosure

Self-concept(Discrepancy between user’s and avatar’s personality traits)

Physical aspect(Similarity between user and avatar)

Games

RPG

FPS

MMORPG

Explained on YouTube

Physical Aspects

Avatar with no references to the offline look of user

Subtopic

Non humanoid avatar

Opposite gender

Avatar is almost ideal, a better version of creator

Better physical characteristics

More attractive

Self-Needs

Avatar- user satisfaction

self-efficacy

self-esteem

self-disclosure

self-expression

self-presentation

In self needs

Self- Concept

Avatar is totally oposite

No feelings

Bad behavior

Stupid(in game)

Idealising avatar

Better behavior

Better in terms of thinking

Same as avatar

Behaving

Feeling

Thinking