The characters that video game users choose for themselves - their avatars - can affect their thoughts and emotions in those virtual environments, whether it's Mario or Luigi or the colors of a football uniform, according to research by a University of Texas communication studies professor.
In two similar experiments, assistant professor Jorge Peña found that gamers using negative avatars - such as those wearing black cloaks - exhibited aggressive and antisocial behaviors in team exercises. The study, "The Priming Effects of Avatars in Virtual Settings," will be published in the December issue of Communication Research, a national publication.
The first experiment randomly assigned either black- or white-robed avatars to gamers playing "Jedi Knight II." The second experiment assigned gamers roles as Ku Klux Klan members or physicians in a virtual museum. The control group was assigned transparent figures.
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EK Cooling allegedly has slipped itself into a hot soup of seemingly endless financial woes, where it has not paid its staff, suppliers, and contractors for many months as the company is facing liquidity problems and a surplus of inventory left unsold, stuck in the warehouse for a more extended period. Gamers Nexus investigated these claims made by former and current personnel, where he found trails of unpaid bills lasting as long as three to four months and unpaid raises that accumulated for almost a year.
EK Water Blocks has two entities—a Slovenian-based headquarters and a US-based subsidiary, EK Cooling Solutions. Steve narrated the series of events in detail, stating that the company was reportedly irresponsible and negligent regarding payment. Consequently, partners and employees are forced to share the burden of alleged mismanagement. It all begins with its extensive range of products, leading to a surplus of goods. EK has over 230 water blocks, 40 liquid cooling kits, 85 reservoirs, 40 pumps, 73 radiators, and 212 miscellaneous accessories.
Yes this is not about video games directly but indirectly this will impact the pc gaming/workstation space hard.
This company is massive one of two in the water cool space so if it goes poof then thousands out there have no spare parts or half built computers.
SO yeah i know not about a video game but think of it as amd leaving the pc space but this is ekwb that could be leaving water cooling in the pc space
Jayz2cents a supporter of there products also has issues
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As someone that has built a watercooling rig. EK is big, but there's so many numerous watercooling part companies out there. EK's stuff isn't exactly amazing quality for the price compared to others either, it's just ok. Much like Corsair. The impact would be negligible long term. For perspective the majority of my parts are XSPC, at most I use EK for my gpu waterblocks and fittings. Both easily replaceable.
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Yes it can
This is interesting.
Interesting study.
Something I could really see being truthful because in a way I suppose people in there minds would like to at least in some way imitate or be as 'cool' as the avatar/character they are portraying; but they also have a sense of realism instilled in there minds so they know they more than likely can't become the whole of who they are playing as. Thus there personality more than likely takes roll of what they are playing as to at least give them a sense of it.
Personal Example (though it deals with anime)
started watching one piece again, was reminded of how cool Roronoa Zoro is and how he puts his pride on the line, thus I've started to do it again even though my own katana bit the dust some years ago; but now I plan to get some wooden ones and get back into martial arts training because of it.
So yeah, even though it isn't really a video game ( even though it is I just haven't played it ) I'd say that character could have a powerful impact.
Do style of avatars change how you would play the game, or is it really the case people create their avatars to represent how they intend to play all along? In games that let you be good or evil, I would think most players already know what side they want to be on before even starting the game.