{"product_id":"my-avatar-my-self-zach-waggoner-9780786441099","title":"My Avatar, My Self: Identity in Video Role-Playing Games","description":"\u003cp\u003e With videogames now one of the world's most popular diversions, the virtual world has increasing psychological influence on real-world players. This book examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. Utilizing James Gee's theoretical constructs of real-world identity, virtual-world identity, and projective identity, this research shows dynamic, varying and complex relationships between the virtual avatar and the player's sense of self and makes recommendations of terminology for future identity researchers.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Zach Waggoner\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0786441097\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780786441099\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e McFarland \u0026amp; Company\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/21\/2009\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 207\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.04h x 6.20w x 0.52d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2010","brand":"Zach Waggoner","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48086854664447,"sku":"9780786441099","price":29.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_a287210d-3371-46a5-bda5-588078fb4500.jpg?v=1769096966","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/my-avatar-my-self-zach-waggoner-9780786441099","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}