ŠMAHEL, David, Lukáš BLINKA and Ondřej LEDABYL. Playing MMORPGs: Connections between Addiction and Identifying with a Character. CyberPsychology & Behavior. New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2008, vol. 2008, No 11, p. 715-718. ISSN 1094-9313. |
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@article{788026, author = {Šmahel, David and Blinka, Lukáš and Ledabyl, Ondřej}, article_location = {New York}, article_number = {11}, keywords = {MMORPG; games; player; addiction; youth; adolescence}, language = {eng}, issn = {1094-9313}, journal = {CyberPsychology & Behavior}, title = {Playing MMORPGs: Connections between Addiction and Identifying with a Character}, volume = {2008}, year = {2008} }
TY - JOUR ID - 788026 AU - Šmahel, David - Blinka, Lukáš - Ledabyl, Ondřej PY - 2008 TI - Playing MMORPGs: Connections between Addiction and Identifying with a Character JF - CyberPsychology & Behavior VL - 2008 IS - 11 SP - 715-718 EP - 715-718 PB - Mary Ann Liebert, Inc. SN - 10949313 KW - MMORPG KW - games KW - player KW - addiction KW - youth KW - adolescence N2 - Addiction to online role-playing games is one of the most discussed aspects of recent cyberpsychology, mainly for its potentially negative impact on the social lives of young people. In our study, we focus on some aspects of youth and adolescent addiction to MMORPGs. We investigated connections between players and their game characters and examined if, and in what ways, player relationship to their character affected potential addiction. Players attitude to their characters seems to play a specific role, since players who tend to be addicted view their characters as being superior and more often wish to be like their characters in their real lives. Our research also confirmed that younger players are generally more prone to addiction. ER -
ŠMAHEL, David, Lukáš BLINKA and Ondřej LEDABYL. Playing MMORPGs: Connections between Addiction and Identifying with a Character. \textit{CyberPsychology \&{} Behavior}. New York: Mary Ann Liebert, Inc., 2008, vol.~2008, No~11, p.~715-718. ISSN~1094-9313.
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