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Out of the dark – Psychological perspectives on people's fascination with true crime

British Journal of Psychology, EarlyView.
Abstract The success of the true crime media genre reflects humanity's avid curiosity about violence, deviance, and murder, yet psychological research on this phenomenon is lacking. In this article, we highlight why true crime consumption may be relevant to various research fields that go beyond simple media preferences.
Corinna Perchtold‐Stefan, Christian Rominger, Simon Ceh, Katharina Sattler, Sarah‐Vanessa Veit, Andreas Fink   +5 more
wiley   +1 more source

Interventions for children with developmental coordination disorder: A scoping review

Developmental Medicine &Child Neurology, EarlyView.
This scoping review identified 13 differing categories of interventions delivered to children with developmental coordination disorder worldwide ranging from task oriented, motor skills training, and sensorimotor approaches to sports training approaches and health promotion, with motor performance mostly reported as outcome and similar effectiveness ...
Dorothee Jelsma, Zdenek Svoboda, Reza Abdollahipour, Miriam Palomo Nieto, Miguel Villa De Gregorio, Kamila Banatova, Farhad Ghadiri, Fatemeh Alaei, Paola Violasdotter Nilsson, Dido Green   +9 more
wiley   +1 more source

Game Poems [PDF]

, 2023
Scholars, critics, and creators describe certain videogames as being “poetic,” yet what that means or why it matters is rarely discussed. In Game Poems: Videogame Design as Lyric Practice, independent game designer Jordan Magnuson explores the convergences between game making and lyric poetry and makes the surprising proposition that videogames can ...
openaire   +3 more sources

The compounding effects of accumulated perceived employer exploitation when tough business decisions must be made

European Management Review, EarlyView.
Abstract We examine how a single exploitative employer decision event, conceptualized as a shock, interacts with employees' accumulated perceived employer exploitation to amplify feelings of violation and influence adverse employee reactions. This interaction effect, and its boundary conditions, constitutes the primary theoretical contribution of the ...
Dorothea Roumpi, Solon Magrizos, Jean M. Phillips, Caroline Moraes   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Enforcing intellectual property rights in metaverse gaming platforms: The next steps for the EU's metaverse agenda

The Journal of World Intellectual Property, EarlyView.
Abstract This article delineates a comprehensive framework for the achievement of effective metaverse governance that reflects the EU's current metaverse agenda and promotes respect for intellectual property rights. To do so, this article follows a two‐strand methodology. It engages in a doctrinal legal analysis and a policy‐oriented assessment.
Zoi Krokida, Ioanna Lapatoura
wiley   +1 more source

Videogame Programming & Education: Enhancing Programming Skills Through Unity Visual Scripting

Computers
Videogames (VGs) are highly attractive for children and young people. Although videogames were once viewed mainly as sources of distraction and leisure, they are now widely recognised as powerful tools for competence development across diverse domains ...
Álvaro Villagómez-Palacios, Claudia De la Fuente-Burdiles, Cristian Vidal-Silva   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Associations Between Weight Status and Mental Well‐Being in Childhood and Adolescence: A Systematic Review of Longitudinal Studies

Obesity Reviews, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Obesity and poor mental well‐being in childhood and adolescence are growing public health concerns with potential implications for a broad range of life outcomes. Understanding the longitudinal and potentially bidirectional relationship between weight status and mental well‐being is crucial for developing effective interventions ...
Stine Schramm, Iben Rask Heuck, Nina Rica Wium Geiker, Cathrine Lawaetz Wimmelmann   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Videogame agency as a bio-costs contract

Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 2018
This paper presents a novel descriptive model for agency in videogames as communication. Literature pertaining to interactive works including videogames has identified the need to overcome dyadic perspectives of communication in such works.
Pedro Pinto Neves, Leonel Morgado, Nelson Zagalo   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

Mental Health Benefits of Blue Spaces Exposure: Results from a Moderated Mediation Analysis Using the AUBS Survey

Tijdschrift voor Economische en Sociale Geografie, EarlyView.
Abstract Urban blue spaces are increasingly recognised as important determinants of mental health. This empirical study investigates the mental health benefits of blue space exposure in Shkodra, Albania. Data from 534 respondents were collected through the Albanian Urban Blue Spaces (AUBS) Survey.
Samel Kruja, Olta Braçe, Marco Garrido‐Cumbrera, Elena Kokthi   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Narrative design of sadness in Heavy Rain

Journal of Science and Technology of the Arts, 2017
Aware of all the problems videogames have faced trying to elicit sadness from its players, we decided to analyse the videogame Heavy Rain in virtue of its capabilities to induce sadness in the players.
Nelson Zagalo
doaj   +1 more source