WhiteKnight777
2015-02-24, 11:24 AM
Hello, folks! I’m WhiteKnight777, a long-time forum resident, gamer, and, more recently, graduate student. I’m working on my thesis, which investigates how playing D&D affects the way people perceive race. Since most roleplaying games include “race” as one of the basic components of a character, it’s something that every gamer interacts with. But how does race in-game affect how we look at race in real life, or vice-versa? Why do we choose to play a certain race in-game, and not another?
These are the kinds of questions I’m hoping to answer with my research, and I’m hoping some of you will be willing to help. although I'm happy to talk about race in all sorts of games, my thesis is specifically investigating player experiences with D&D, as a way of refining the focus of the study. Participants will be asked to participate in a brief interview, about thirty minutes or so. Some questions will include general inquiries into your gaming habits, such as what types of games you like to play and how you choose which games to participate in. Others will ask about how you interact with the idea of race within the game, and how much “bleed” there is between game and real life perceptions of race.
These interviews will take place a time of your convenience via Skype (text only) or the chat client of your choice. Your participation is voluntary, and you can terminate it at any time, or choose not to answer any questions you wish. If you want to participate, or if you have any questions about your participation, please contact me via PM or at [email protected]. You must be at least 18 to participate, because I'm only authorized to interview legal adults (I don't need you to provide ID or anything, though.) You can also ask questions right here in the thread. And finally, thank you for your time!
Note to Mods: I asked Roland ahead of time about this ad, and he gave me permission to post this thread here. Thanks for all your hard work!
These are the kinds of questions I’m hoping to answer with my research, and I’m hoping some of you will be willing to help. although I'm happy to talk about race in all sorts of games, my thesis is specifically investigating player experiences with D&D, as a way of refining the focus of the study. Participants will be asked to participate in a brief interview, about thirty minutes or so. Some questions will include general inquiries into your gaming habits, such as what types of games you like to play and how you choose which games to participate in. Others will ask about how you interact with the idea of race within the game, and how much “bleed” there is between game and real life perceptions of race.
These interviews will take place a time of your convenience via Skype (text only) or the chat client of your choice. Your participation is voluntary, and you can terminate it at any time, or choose not to answer any questions you wish. If you want to participate, or if you have any questions about your participation, please contact me via PM or at [email protected]. You must be at least 18 to participate, because I'm only authorized to interview legal adults (I don't need you to provide ID or anything, though.) You can also ask questions right here in the thread. And finally, thank you for your time!
Note to Mods: I asked Roland ahead of time about this ad, and he gave me permission to post this thread here. Thanks for all your hard work!