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Player Reception of Change and Stability in Character Mechanics
2022
AbstractChange is a constant element of online games, and Overwatch as well as its playable characters have been through multiple changes since the launch of the game in 2016. In this chapter, we examine the relationships players have with the playable characters of Overwatch and specifically the role that character mechanics have in these relationships. Changes to game characters are a topic of avid discussion in Overwatch communities and evoke articulations of the meaning of game characters for the players.
Electrophysiological evidence supports the role of sustained visuospatial attention in maintaining visual WM contents
2019
Recent empirical and theoretical work suggests that there is a close relationship between visual working memory (WM) and visuospatial attention. Here, we investigated whether visuospatial attention was involved in maintaining object representations in visual WM. To this end, the alpha lateralization and contralateral delay activity (CDA) were analyzed as neural markers for visuospatial attention and visual WM storage, respectively. In the single-task condition, participants performed a grating change-detection task. To probe the role of visuospatial attention in maintaining WM contents, two color squares were presented above and below the fixation point during the retention interval, which …
Hahmottamisen haasteet ja kuulumisen rakentuminen lapsen arjessa
2015
Tutkimuksen tarkoituksena oli lisätä ymmärrystä lapsen, jolla on hahmottamisen haasteita ja ADHD, arjesta. Keskeisenä nähtiin lapsen näkökulma, jolloin oire- ja ongelmakeskeisyydestä pyrittiin tietoisesti etääntymään. Tutkimus asettui lapsuudentutkimuksen alueelle, ottaen huomioon sen keskeiset metodologiset lähtökohdat. Aineisto kerättiin lapsia haastattelemalla ja havainnoimalla. Tutkimukseen osallistui 7 lasta. Aineisto analysoitiin sisällönanalyysin mukaisesti kuulumisen (belonging) käsitettä hyödyntäen. Lapsen kuulumisen rakentumisen kannalta tärkeää oli arjen helppous ja yhteenkuuluvuus. Helppoutta ja yhteenkuuluvuutta loivat läheiset ja tärkeät ihmissuhteet, joihin lapsi kiinnittyi j…
"I never gave up"
2019
Esports phenomena have grown rapidly in recent years, and so has research on the topic. Some of the research has also addressed esports fandom (see e.g. Taylor 2012). Nevertheless, studies comparing and contrasting how players and fans engage with the game and the esports based on that game are scarce. This study compares and contrasts how players and fans engage with playable game characters and esports players. The paper draws on previous research in fan studies, sports fandom and esports to examine the relationships of players and fans of the videogame Overwatch (Blizzard Entertainment 2016) with the fictional heroes of the game as well as with their favorite professional players in the …