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Fun Versus Meaningful Video Game Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis Of User Responses, Ryan Rogers, Julia Woolley, Brett Sherrick, Nicholas David Bowman, Mary Beth Oliver Nov 2016

Fun Versus Meaningful Video Game Experiences: A Qualitative Analysis Of User Responses, Ryan Rogers, Julia Woolley, Brett Sherrick, Nicholas David Bowman, Mary Beth Oliver

Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication

Emerging research on video games has suggested that feelings of both enjoyment and meaningfulness can be elicited from gameplay. Studies have shown enjoyment and meaningfulness evaluations to be associated with discrete elements of video games (ratings of gameplay and narrative, respectively), but have relied on closed-end data analysis. The current study analyzed participants’ open-ended reviews of either their “most fun” or “most meaningful” video game experience (N = 575, randomly assigned to either condition). Results demonstrated that “fun” games were explained in terms of gameplay mechanics, and “meaningful” games were explained in terms of connections with players and in-game characters.


Adaptation Of Phonetics Course Material To Accommodate A Blind Student, Mary Gospel, Kathleen Camire, Haley Summer Jan 2016

Adaptation Of Phonetics Course Material To Accommodate A Blind Student, Mary Gospel, Kathleen Camire, Haley Summer

Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication

No abstract provided.


Effects Of Familiarity And Presentation Mode On Auditory-Visual Speech Recognition In Adults With Aphasia, Rachel Hahn Arkenberg, Mary Gospel Jan 2016

Effects Of Familiarity And Presentation Mode On Auditory-Visual Speech Recognition In Adults With Aphasia, Rachel Hahn Arkenberg, Mary Gospel

Scholarship and Professional Work - Communication

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Stealing The Mic: Struggles Of The Black Female Voice In Rap, Miranda Flores Jan 2016

Stealing The Mic: Struggles Of The Black Female Voice In Rap, Miranda Flores

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

Black women are objects and agents of pop culture that are rarely given a voice in a cacophony of heteronormative white noise. To navigate a male dominated industry, black female artists reappropriate black masculinity which, in turn is misappropriated by white female artists. This cultural appropriation is explored in a rhetorical analysis of the controversy between artists Nicki Minaj, Taylor Swift, and Miley Cyrus. The struggle of black female rappers to succeed against the stereotypes proffered by male rappers and profited on by white pop artists demonstrates the detrimental effects of post racial America on black female identity at a …


To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate: A Qualitative Description Of The Information Available On Popular Search Engines Regarding The Vaccine Debate., Madeline Rhinesmith Jan 2016

To Vaccinate Or Not To Vaccinate: A Qualitative Description Of The Information Available On Popular Search Engines Regarding The Vaccine Debate., Madeline Rhinesmith

Undergraduate Honors Thesis Collection

The current study looks at the assumption that that more information, along with improved access to that information could lead to more informed decisions through evaluating and critically reflecting on the vaccine debate. The research is done through the perspective of Science, Technology, and Society - an interdisciplinary field that analyzes the connection between scientific advancement and its implications on the world. This research seeks to replicate previous studies’ which simple search engine websites were used to look at the websites people, including parents, are likely to encounter when they are researching information on vaccinations. This research seeks assess how …