2021
Pöllänen, Sonja; Arjoranta, Jonne
"Whose Were Those Feelings?" Affect and Likenessing in Halat hisar Live Action Role-Playing Game
In: International Journal of Cultural Studies, vol. 24, iss. 6, pp. 899-916, 2021, ISSN: 1367-8779.
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Abstract | Links | Tags: Affect, Affective tonality, Affektiivisuus, Larp, Larppaus, Likeness, Likenessing, Liveroolipelit, Role-play, Roolipelit, Samanlaisuus, Sosiaaliset suhteet, Subjektiivisuus, Toimintaan liittyvä rooli, Tunteet, Vaikutukseen liittyvä rooli, Yhteisöllisyys
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title = {"Whose Were Those Feelings?" Affect and Likenessing in Halat hisar Live Action Role-Playing Game},
author = {Sonja Pöllänen and Jonne Arjoranta},
url = {http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202106183861},
doi = {10.1177/13678779211023520},
issn = {1367-8779},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-11-01},
journal = {International Journal of Cultural Studies},
volume = {24},
issue = {6},
pages = {899-916},
abstract = {Halat hisar was a live action role-playing game (larp) organized in Finland in 2016. Halat hisar’s ambition as a larp was to mirror the current situation in Palestine. In larps, participants take on different roles and improvise without the presence of an audience. Larps offer a place where emotions and affectivities are transmitted through the embodiment of characters. Larps offer forms of likenessing, which create new affective states for the players. We conclude that larps can be powerful tools for portraying political alternatives of actual events, and they can serve a role in raising awareness. Larps offer a productive context for studying subjectivities where the focus is on affective relationalities because larps place the participants in social positions where they take up roles that might be inaccessible to them in everyday life. Larps offer a window to visit other ‘world-lines’ – and other ways of living.},
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Halat hisar was a live action role-playing game (larp) organized in Finland in 2016. Halat hisar’s ambition as a larp was to mirror the current situation in Palestine. In larps, participants take on different roles and improvise without the presence of an audience. Larps offer a place where emotions and affectivities are transmitted through the embodiment of characters. Larps offer forms of likenessing, which create new affective states for the players. We conclude that larps can be powerful tools for portraying political alternatives of actual events, and they can serve a role in raising awareness. Larps offer a productive context for studying subjectivities where the focus is on affective relationalities because larps place the participants in social positions where they take up roles that might be inaccessible to them in everyday life. Larps offer a window to visit other ‘world-lines’ – and other ways of living.
Karhulahti, Veli-Matti; Välisalo, Tanja
In: Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, pp. 575427-575427, 2021, ISSN: 1664-1078.
Journal article Open access
Abstract | Links | Tags: Characters, Elokuvat, Fictophilia, Fiktiiviset hahmot, Fiktoseksuaalisuus, Game characters, Hahmot, Media, Parasocial relationships, Pelihahmot, Pelit, Pelitutkimus, Sarjakuvat, Seksuaalisuus, Sosiaaliset suhteet, Suhteet, Televisiosarjat, Televisiot (laitteet)
@article{Karhulahti2021,
title = {Fictosexuality, Fictoromance, and Fictophilia: A Qualitative Study of Love and Desire for Fictional Characters},
author = {Veli-Matti Karhulahti and Tanja Välisalo},
url = {http://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:jyu-202101181136},
doi = {10.3389/fpsyg.2020.575427},
issn = {1664-1078},
year = {2021},
date = {2021-01-12},
journal = {Frontiers in Psychology},
volume = {11},
pages = {575427-575427},
abstract = {Fictosexuality, fictoromance, and fictophilia are terms that have recently become popular in online environments as indicators of strong and lasting feelings of love, infatuation, or desire for one or more fictional characters. This article explores the phenomenon by qualitative thematic analysis of 71 relevant online discussions. Five central themes emerge from the data: (1) fictophilic paradox, (2) fictophilic stigma, (3) fictophilic behaviors, (4) fictophilic asexuality, and (5) fictophilic supernormal stimuli. The findings are further discussed and ultimately compared to the long-term debates on human sexuality in relation to fictional characters in Japanese media psychology. Contexts for future conversation and research are suggested.},
keywords = {Characters, Elokuvat, Fictophilia, Fiktiiviset hahmot, Fiktoseksuaalisuus, Game characters, Hahmot, Media, Parasocial relationships, Pelihahmot, Pelit, Pelitutkimus, Sarjakuvat, Seksuaalisuus, Sosiaaliset suhteet, Suhteet, Televisiosarjat, Televisiot (laitteet)},
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Fictosexuality, fictoromance, and fictophilia are terms that have recently become popular in online environments as indicators of strong and lasting feelings of love, infatuation, or desire for one or more fictional characters. This article explores the phenomenon by qualitative thematic analysis of 71 relevant online discussions. Five central themes emerge from the data: (1) fictophilic paradox, (2) fictophilic stigma, (3) fictophilic behaviors, (4) fictophilic asexuality, and (5) fictophilic supernormal stimuli. The findings are further discussed and ultimately compared to the long-term debates on human sexuality in relation to fictional characters in Japanese media psychology. Contexts for future conversation and research are suggested.