White Man

Authors

  • T. Franklin Waddell Pennsylvania State University
  • James D. Ivory Virginia Tech.
  • Rommelyn Conde Virginia Tech
  • Courtney Long Virginia Tech
  • Rachel McDonnell Virginia Tech

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v7i2.7096

Keywords:

Video Games, MMOs, Virtual Worlds, Race, Gender, Avatars, Content Analysis

Abstract

Based on previous research indicating that character portrayals in video games and other media can influence users

Author Biographies

  • T. Franklin Waddell, Pennsylvania State University

    T. Franklin Waddel is a Ph.D. student in the Collge of Communications and Pennsylvania State University.

  • James D. Ivory, Virginia Tech.
    James D. Ivory is an associate professor in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech.
  • Rommelyn Conde, Virginia Tech
    Rommelyn Conde was an M.A. student in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech when this research was completed.
  • Courtney Long, Virginia Tech
    Courtney Long
  • Rachel McDonnell, Virginia Tech
    Rachel McDonnell was an M.A. student in the Department of Communication at Virginia Tech when this research was completed.
7:2 Issue Assembled 2014

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Published

2014-05-30

Issue

Vol. 7 No. 2 (2014): Assembled 2014

Section

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

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