June 3, 2001 - Fairfax, VA
Caryl A. Clippinger, one of Charlotte's Web Studios' founders, won top paper award for "Aggression, Competition and Computer Games: Computer and Human Opponents," at the International Communication Association's Communication & Technology Division Conference in Alcapulco, Mexico. The 50th Anniversary ICA Conference, held June 1-5, 2001, had over 1100 participants representing 32 countries.
Aggression, Competition and Computer Games: Computer and Human Opponents
Paper Abstract:
Violence and aggression in computer games has been a concern of social commentators and an interest of media researchers for more than ten years. Violent content has been at the top of the agenda even though aggression and hostility have been identified as a part of competitive gaming situations. The role of the opponent in this process has been largely overlooked. We examined the difference in post-Monopoly frustration and aggression after users encountered the computer as opponent and a proximate person as opponent using the same CD ROM version of the game. We found that users experienced higher levels of aggressive feelings after playing the computer than after playing a stranger face-to-face. It appears that aggression related to computer gaming may be reduced through humainization of computer opponents.
International Communication Association (ICA) was formed in 1950 bringing together academicians and other professionals whose interests focused on human communication. The Association maintains over 3,400 members involved in teaching and conducting research in colleges and univerisities around the world, as well as government, media, communication technology, business law, medicine and other professionals. ICA publishes "Human Communication Research", "Communication Yearbook", "Communication Theory", and "Journal of Communication."
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