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The Political Novel in the Age of its Impotence: On Recent German Right‐Wing Fiction
The German Quarterly, EarlyView.Abstract While scholars have increasingly studied the German right's publishing strategies and literary politics, less attention has been paid to the literary texts as such. They are worth examining in detail, I argue here, because they reflect in exaggerated form a problem that troubles political novels more generally: the dwindling role of the novel ...
Sophie Salvo
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Just Fun and Games? A Sociological Consideration of Fun in Video Games
Games and Culture : A Journal of Interactive MediaThe concept of “fun” is widely used within the game design and game studies literature, and is frequently highlighted as a key component of good game design, as well as a key factor in why people play games. However, it is a term rarely unpacked, and fun
Garry Crawford, Tom Brock
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Int. J. Hum. Comput. Stud., 2016 Although participatory design (PD) is currently the most acceptable and respectful process we have for designing technology, recent discussions suggest that there may be two barriers to the successful application of PD to the design of digital games ...
K. Gerling +5 more
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Early manifestations of unexpected bilingualism in minimally verbal autism
Journal of Child Psychology and Psychiatry, EarlyView.Background Unexpected bilingualism (UB) in autism, in which children speak languages not spoken in their social environment, has been sporadically reported. UB implies that autistic children can acquire languages in a non‐socially interactive way. The early minimally verbal period in autism could be critical for non‐interactive language acquisition ...
David Gagnon +2 more
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Games Res. Pract.Video games are maturing as a medium to tell stories inspired by historical struggles and real-life experiences. In this regard, they could work as a mechanism in Transitional Justice pursuit.
Stefania Stamou +4 more
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Data Portability and Interoperability Between Digital Platforms
Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT We examine the effects of regulation requiring data portability and interoperability in digital platform competition. Data portability and interoperability have the effect of eliminating switching costs between platforms and enlarging network externalities but increasing the risk of data breaches.
Jeong‐Yoo Kim
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Journal of Economics &Management Strategy, EarlyView.ABSTRACT In hit‐driven industries, product development is associated with a right‐skewed unconditional distribution of performance, and products in the right tail have outsized impacts. Understanding how exceptional performance is generated can improve resource allocation, but the literature advances two different narratives: one emphasizes postrelease
Darren Filson
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Hairy Roadblock: Stem Trichomes Impede Herbivore Movement in a Species and Instar‐Dependent Manner
Journal of Applied Entomology, EarlyView.ABSTRACT Plants have evolved to deploy a vast set of defence mechanisms against insect herbivores, including physical barriers like leaf trichomes with pre and post ingestive effects. Yet, the role of stem trichomes in plant‐herbivore interactions, particularly mobility dynamics, is poorly understood.
Manish Gautam, Rupesh Kariyat
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Investigating the Role of Adaptivity in Video Games for Attitude Change
European Conference on Games Based LearningVideo games have become one of the most widespread forms of media in the 21st century, bringing interactive digital narratives to over 3 billion people globally.
David Šosvald, Lukáš Kolek
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Scaffolding during surgical procedures: Guidance with baby steps or giant leaps?
Medical Education, EarlyView.Abstract Introduction Scaffolding refers to the dynamic support teachers provide to help learners complete tasks they cannot yet do independently. This is often done by breaking tasks into smaller, manageable steps and adjusting the support based on the learner's performance.
Bart Lambert +4 more
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