Research on"Face Pinching"System and Self-identity of Female Players
This paper focuses on the game industry,taking the"Face Pinching"system in games and female players as the object and subject research object respectively,and taking the identity recognition model of large-scale multiplayer online game as the research framework.The research meth-ods are participatory observation and in-depth interview.It explores why the"Face Pinching"system as an important part of the emerging game media is favored by female game players and how to meet their needs.Research has found that female players construct two identification methods when using"Face Pinching"system:similarity identity and hope identity,and as their sense of identification with the virtual image after"pinching face"in the game gradually strengthens,empathy arises;some players may feel dissatis-fied with themselves in reality,leading to a contradiction in their self-identity.