“PROTEUS EFFECT” – POSSIBILITIES OF TRANSFORMATION AND SELF-PRESENTATION OF PLAYERS IN DIGITAL GAMES AND SOCIOCULTURAL REALITY
“PROTEUS EFFECT” – POSSIBILITIES OF TRANSFORMATION AND SELF-PRESENTATION OF PLAYERS IN DIGITAL GAMES AND SOCIOCULTURAL REALITY

Summary/Abstract: Digital games enable a player to use their virtual identity. They simultaneously use the available game mechanics to project this identity into the shape of variable characters. This raises a question whether an image created in this way influences mental and physical life of a player. Therefore, the main objective of the submitted study is to clarify the issue of a relationship between a technically conditioned environment of digital game and sociocultural reality. The basis for this study constitutes a research conducted by N. Yee and J. Bailenson in 2007 named Proteus effect, reflecting individual aspects of self-presentation and transformation of a player in digital games, as well as a more long-term impact of the Proteus effect on player’s physical world. The ambition of the study is to follow up on the research – through a quantitative evaluation of a survey conducted in a form of a questionnaire, the author will acquire information about knowledge, attitudes, and opinions of selected respondents (digital games players) on the issue of projection of virtual and real images of an individual.

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