The Female Video Game Player-character Persona and Emotional Attachment

The Female Video Game Player-character Persona and Emotional Attachment

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This research, using online qualitative survey questions, explored how players of the PlayStation caruso rhodiola 4 console game, Horizon Zero Dawn, formed emotional attachments to characters while playing as, and assuming the persona of the female player-character, Aloy.It was found that the respondents (approximately 71% male) formed emotional attachments to the female player-character (PC) and non-player characters.Players found the characters to be realistic and well developed and they also found engaging with the storyworld via the female PC a profound experience.This research ivoryjinelle.com advances knowledge about video games in general and video game character attachment specifically, as well as the emerging but under-researched areas of Persona Studies and Game Studies.