Valet av Renegade och Paragon i Mass Effect - Undersökning av möjliga aspekter på valet att spela som ond eller god med fokus på spelarens subjektiva upplevelse
SamhällsvetenskapSocial sciences - psychologyOndGodRenegadeParagonSjälvperceptionIdentifikationEmpatiImmersionRättvisetänkande
The purpose of the study was to examine possible aspects concerning the choice
to play as good or evil with a focus on the players´ subjective experience. A
form was constructed and the material was interpreted according to
Interpretative Phenomenological Analysis (IPA). The games Mass Effect I and II
were used as an example of the choice to play as good or evil since the choice
between Renegade (evil) and Paragon (good) is present. The sample consisted of
individuals who had played Mass Effect I and/or Mass Effect II and were over 18
years old. The end result concerning who played a Renegade or a Paragon came to
be very uneven (15 out of 16 participants played a Paragon) which means that
the result mostly relates to possible aspects concerning the choice to play a
Paragon. The interpretation of the material resulted in five aspects which were
self-perception, identification, empathy, sense of justice/fairness and
immersion.