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Real Life Games
From an interview with Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, Assistant Professor of CommunicationSome games, such as The Sims, are representations of real life, where the player can live in a community or interact with other characters. Players can also personalize their characters to match themselves. Behm-Morawitz will be studying such games associated with “real life” in order to find out how players represent their identities when given multiple options.
Extending Research
From an interview with Elizabeth Behm-Morawitz, Assistant Professor of CommunicationBehm-Morawitz recently received a grant to replicate the study she did with Tomb Raider: Legend, this time with additional video games to determine that it is not just one game that can influence players’ perceptions of women. She will also examine stereotypical depictions of African Americans in video games.
