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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass

@godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social
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biocultural, cognitive, & psychological anthropology; ethnographic & mixed methods, causality; ritual, games, play; emotion/affect The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic Transformations in Religion & Video Games www.ucpress.edu/books/the-avatar-fa…

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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Some thoughts on the aims and arguments of my recent book, The Avatar Faculty: campanthropology.org/2026/07/06/j...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass on his book, The Avatar Faculty
Jie Wu: Your framework draws on anthropology, psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, communication, and game studies. How do you navigate the tensions between these disciplines, especially given the…
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
Some thoughts on the aims and arguments of my recent book, The Avatar Faculty: campanthropology.org/2026/07/06/j...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass on his book, The Avatar Faculty
Jie Wu: Your framework draws on anthropology, psychology, psychiatry, epidemiology, communication, and game studies. How do you navigate the tensions between these disciplines, especially given the…
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Any cinéphiles out there? boxd.it/htVIV
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jafarsnyrdgge’s profile
jafarsnyrdgge uses Letterboxd to share film reviews and lists. 149 films watched. Favorites: Fanny and Alexander (1984), Pather Panchali (1955), La Jetée (1962), Nashville (1975).
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/05/2026
On my team's recent research, also on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, ... megaphone.link/CORU7814697428
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How D&D Can Be Therapy by The Last Show with David Cooper
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PsyPost @psypost.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Tabletop games like D&D act as “drama therapy in the wild” to boost players’ self-concepts
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Tabletop games like D&D act as “drama therapy in the wild” to boost players’ self-concepts
Immersing yourself in a tabletop role-playing game could boost your real-world self-esteem. According to a new Transcultural Psychiatry study, building strong, personal bonds with fictional avatars allows players to safely explore and improve their actual identities.
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 29/04/2026
Tabletop games like D&D act as "drama therapy in the wild" to boost players' self-concepts share.google/bUYREpHrtsqG...
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Tabletop games like D&D act as "drama therapy in the wild" to boost players' self-concepts
Immersing yourself in a tabletop role-playing game could boost your real-world self-esteem. According to a new Transcultural Psychiatry study, building strong, personal bonds with fictional avatars al...
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Elijah Watson @elijahjwatson.bsky.social · 22/09/2025
Excited to share a new article with Delaney Glass & @lucia-petito.bsky.social in the American Journal of Human Biology! 🧬 We introduce a roadmap for causal inference with observational data in human biology & biocultural anthropology. (1/4)
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Toward New Directions in Human Biology: A Roadmap for Anthropological Causal Inference With Observational Data
Human biologists seek to understand how cultural, environmental, and biological forces shape observed patterns of human variation. Yet contemporary insights and approaches to observational causal inf....
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Society for Anthropological Sciences @anthrosciences.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spring SAS Session - Causal Explanation In Cultural And Health Contexts: Tools In Applied And Cognitive Anthropological Practice — Fireplace, 11:15 am-1:00 pm
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2026 Preliminary Program for the Society for Anthropological Sciences/Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meetings
The full preliminary program for the meetings is hosted by the Society for Applied Anthropology . Below are the Society for Anthropological ...
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Society for Anthropological Sciences @anthrosciences.bsky.social · 20/03/2026
Spring SAS Session - SAS Business Meeting — All are welcome! — Fireplace, 6:00-7:00 pm
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2026 Preliminary Program for the Society for Anthropological Sciences/Society for Applied Anthropology Annual Meetings
The full preliminary program for the meetings is hosted by the Society for Applied Anthropology . Below are the Society for Anthropological ...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 17/03/2026
Join our panel this Friday in Albuquerque for the SfAA meetings, "Causal Explanation In Cultural And Health Contexts: Tools In Applied And Cognitive Anthropological Practice" @appliedanthro.bsky.social @anthrosciences.bsky.social appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
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(PDF) Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players' Self-Concepts
PDF | On Mar 3, 2026, Jeffrey G Snodgrass and others published Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players' Self-Concepts | Fin...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Open access version here: www.researchgate.net/publication/...
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(PDF) Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players' Self-Concepts
PDF | On Mar 3, 2026, Jeffrey G Snodgrass and others published Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players' Self-Concepts | Fin...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New publication, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players’ Self-Concepts" with @joelbillieux.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 04/03/2026
New publication, "Tabletop Role-Playing Games as Drama Therapy in the Wild: Developing Personal Bonds with Characters Improves Players’ Self-Concepts" with @joelbillieux.bsky.social journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
When might this reach cultural anthropology to constitute a credible ethnographic science?
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
7/ Survey experiments surge and now account for roughly 45% of all design-based studies. Lab experiments decline sharply after 2016, while field experiments and most quasi-experimental designs grow slowly from a very low base
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
6/ The revolution is driven mainly by survey experiments and, to a much lesser extent, DID and unconfoundedness designs with matching & reweighting. Field experiments, IV, RDDs, natural experiments, and synthetic control all remain relatively rare in the discipline.
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
4/ In our coding, design-based studies pin causality on a clear source of (quasi-)random variation and spell out identification assumptions, while model-based studies rely mainly on functional-form and statistical assumptions, often treating regression coefficients as causal
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
3/ About 40% of articles are empirical & quantitative. Of these, 81% are explanatory–using causal relationships to explain social phenomena–and just 29% of explanatory studies use explicit design-based methods. Most causal work still relies on model-based strategies or leaves the design implicit
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Carolina Torreblanca @carotorreblanca.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
New paper! @william-dinneen.bsky.social @guygrossman.bsky.social Yiqing Xu and I use GPT to code 91k articles from 174 polisci journals (2003–2023)and track research designs, transparency practices, and citations. How has the credibility revolution reshaped the discipline? doi.org/10.31235/osf... 🧵
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anthrocareerready.bsky.social @anthrocareerready.bsky.social · 23/10/2025
The Anthropology Career Readiness Network (ACRN)’s Career Tools for Anthropology workbook is designed to help you translate your anthropological skills into meaningful career paths. 📖 Purchase your copy on Amazon for just $10!
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anthrocareerready.bsky.social @anthrocareerready.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
How does a background in anthropology open doors in culture, belonging, and change making? This post explores how anthropological insight can fuel careers in DEI, culture strategy, and community-building work. 🔗 anthrocareerready.net/can-anthropo...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Join me and fellow panelists 4:15-5:45pm this Friday, Nov. 21st in New Orleans at the AAAs, "Causal Explanation in Cultural Therapeutic and Health Processes: New Directions in Medical and Psychological Anthropology" See the AAA "Program" for more info: annualmeeting.americananthro.org/meeting/
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Join me and fellow panelists 4:15-5:45pm this Friday, Nov. 21st in New Orleans at the AAAs, "Causal Explanation in Cultural Therapeutic and Health Processes: New Directions in Medical and Psychological Anthropology" See the AAA "Program" for more info: annualmeeting.americananthro.org/meeting/
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Society for Anthropological Sciences @anthrosciences.bsky.social · 24/10/2025
We have gathered some resources for creating and presenting posters at conferences. These resources include examples of past posters presented at AAA or SfAA, as well as websites with additional information on guidelines and advice. www.societyforanthropologicalsciences.org/p/poster-pre....
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Poster Presentation Workshop
The following are examples of poster presentations by SAS members: Groves, Katy, and Kathryn S. Oths. 2008. "Planting the Seeds of Change: ...
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Wai Yen Tang Ph.D. @wytang.bsky.social · 28/07/2025
Player-avatar bonds and gaming benefits and risks: Assessing self-discrepancy theory against a broader range of character and play experiences co-authored by @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social @joelbillieux.bsky.social et al. cyberpsychology.eu/article/view...
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Cyberpsychology
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
latest lab pub, open access cyberpsychology.eu/article/view...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 09/07/2025
latest lab pub, open access cyberpsychology.eu/article/view...
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Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🔟 Player-avatar bonds and gaming benefits and risks: Assessing self-discrepancy theory against a broader range of character and play experiences Snodgrass, Sagstetter, Branstrator, Giardina, Lacy, Bollinger-Deters, Callendar, Zhao, Dengah II, & Billieux doi.org/10.5817/CP20...
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Cyberpsychology Journal @cyberpsy.bsky.social · 30/06/2025
🌞 New issue is here! 🌞 Vol. 19, No. 3 features 2 new validated measures, 3 longitudinal studies on social media use, and much more - see 🧵👇 📚 Cool off with a smart summer read: cyberpsychology.eu/issue/view/2... All #OpenAccess 🔓 Heartfelt thanks to everyone who helped bring this issue to life! 🙌
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American Ethnological Society // American Ethnologist (journal) @amethno.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
📚📚📚 New Book Review! 📚📚📚 Lars de Wildt @larsdewildt.bsky.social reviews //The Avatar Faculty: Ecstatic transformations in religion and video games// by Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social 2023 @ucpress.bsky.social #AnthroSky Find it here in AE 52.2 ⤵️ americanethnologist.org/journal/
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
New review of my book, The Avatar Faculty (Univ. of Calif Press, 2023) anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10....
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American Ethnologist | AAA Ethnology Journal | Wiley Online Library
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Trait Absorption Relates to Experiences of Spirit Communication
Download Citation | Trait Absorption Relates to Experiences of Spirit Communication | Absorption can be defined as the propensity to be focused on or become absorbed in internal or external events, ma...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 02/04/2025
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Ill Health and Grief Fuel Gaming, while Lethargy Slows It: Playtime–Wellbeing Confounds from the Player Perspective
Time spent playing video games (playtime) is not strongly correlated with wellbeing. However, quantitative studies often overlook “third variables” that thereforethe relationship between gaming and we...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We're also presenting our current research at the Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA) meetings April 3-6, 2025 in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM "Role-Playing Games, Self-Concept, and Well-Being: Rejuvenating a Psychological Anthropology of Play" Schedule here: spa.americananthro.org/meetings/
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Meetings – SPA
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
We're also presenting our current research at the Society for Psychological Anthropology (SPA) meetings April 3-6, 2025 in Santa Ana Pueblo, NM "Role-Playing Games, Self-Concept, and Well-Being: Rejuvenating a Psychological Anthropology of Play" Schedule here: spa.americananthro.org/meetings/
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Meetings – SPA
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
My team is presenting at the upcoming SfAA meetings in Portland, March 25-29 @appliedanthro.bsky.social "Role-Playing Games, Self-Concept, and Well-Being: Developing Culturally and Contextually Sensitive Games for Good" More info and program details here: appliedanthro.org/annual-meeti...
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Annual Meeting - Society for Applied Anthropology (SfAA)
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Amber Wutich @awutich.bsky.social · 29/01/2025
Announcing the launch of the NSF Cultural Anthropology Methods Program's International Curriculum & Community of Practice (methods4all.org/camp-interna...) 🧵 This represents 5 years of work led by our global team, building on our proud 50 year history of NSF-funded methods programs in anthropology
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CAMP International – Methods4All: Home of the Cultural Anthropology Methods Program (CAMP) and CAMP International
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Nick Bowman (包尼克) he/him/his @bowmanspartan.bsky.social · 21/01/2025
Added a few more to this one, for those new to Bluesky! bsky.app/starter-pack...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps doi.org/10.1177/1609...
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Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps - Amber Wutich, Melissa Beresford, H. Russell Bernard, 2024
There has been a recent explosion of articles on minimum sample sizes needed for analyzing qualitative data. The purpose of this integrated review is to examine...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
‘If it's held dear, it’ll get pushed through’: Transmedia narratives, play cultures, and soft canon in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) doi.org/10.1177/1367...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access) Gaming the Stage Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gami...
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Gaming the Stage
Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In t...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access on live-action role-playing or "LARP") Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...
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Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences - Trepo
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access dissertation) Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/4014?...
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Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping
This study uses a combination of qualitative and ethnographic methods to interrogate the phenomenon of “identity distress,” redefined here as a coping process initiated by a threat signal during socia...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access dissertation) Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping knowledge.uchicago.edu/record/4014?...
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Theatre as Therapy for Impression Management Distress in the Contemporary United States: A Dramaturgical Model and Toolkit for Everyday Coping
This study uses a combination of qualitative and ethnographic methods to interrogate the phenomenon of “identity distress,” redefined here as a coping process initiated by a threat signal during socia...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access on live-action role-playing or "LARP") Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences trepo.tuni.fi/handle/10024...
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Larp Design : Creating Role-Play Experiences - Trepo
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 05/01/2025
(open access) Gaming the Stage Playable Media and the Rise of English Commercial Theater press.umich.edu/Books/G/Gami...
press.umich.edu
Gaming the Stage
Rich connections between gaming and theater stretch back to the 16th and 17th centuries, when England's first commercial theaters appeared right next door to gaming houses and blood-sport arenas. In t...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
‘If it's held dear, it’ll get pushed through’: Transmedia narratives, play cultures, and soft canon in tabletop role-playing games (TTRPGs) doi.org/10.1177/1367...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps doi.org/10.1177/1609...
doi.org
Sample Sizes for 10 Types of Qualitative Data Analysis: An Integrative Review, Empirical Guidance, and Next Steps - Amber Wutich, Melissa Beresford, H. Russell Bernard, 2024
There has been a recent explosion of articles on minimum sample sizes needed for analyzing qualitative data. The purpose of this integrated review is to examine...
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Jeffrey G. Snodgrass @godfreysnorgyrs.bsky.social · 31/12/2024
Identifying Playfulness: An Empirical Study on How Adults Recognize and Define Playfulness Across Culture doi.org/10.1177/1555...
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