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Jung in the World | Technology & the Self 3: Myth, Archetypes, and Avatar Personas in Online Games with Patrick Jagoda

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The Importance of Personas in Video Games

In video games, your persona has less to do with who you are than what you can do. The avatar is literally the vehicle through which you explore the game world and make decisions. You don't just recognize a role, you inhabit it in role playing. In many games, you get a variety of different personas and outfits and items with unique abilities.

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