The Video Game Experience as “True” Identification: A Theory of Enjoyable Alterations of Players' Self-Perception

Journal Article The Video Game Experience as “True” Identification: A Theory of Enjoyable Alterations of Players’ Self-Perception Get access Christoph Klimmt, Christoph Klimmt 1Department of Communication, Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Dorothée Hefner, Dorothée Hefner 2Department of Journalism and Communication Research, Hanover University of Music and Drama, Germany Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Peter Vorderer Peter Vorderer 3Department of Communication Science and Center for Advanced Media Research Amsterdam (CAMeRA), VU University Amsterdam, The Netherlands Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Communication Theory, Volume 19, Issue 4, November 2009, Pages 351–373, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1468-2885.2009.01347.x Published: 09 October 2009