# “They May Be Pixels, But They're MY Pixels:” Developing a Metric of Character Attachment in Role-Playing Video Games

**Type:** Papers  
**Canonical URL:** https://scholariq.org/papers/they-may-be-pixels-but-they-re-my-pixels-developing-a-metric-of-character/

## Facts

| Field | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Author Names | Melissa Lewis,René Weber,Nicholas David Bowman |
| Citations | 140 |
| DOI | 10.1089/cpb.2007.0137 |
| Fields | Arts and Humanities,Social Sciences |
| Open Access | false |
| OA Status | closed |
| OpenAlex ID | https://openalex.org/W2032177978 |
| PMID | 18721102 |
| Type | article |
| Year | 2008 |

## Paper authors

- [Nicholas David Bowman](https://scholariq.org/researchers/nicholas-david-bowman/)

## Paper primary topic

- [Media Influence and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/media-influence-and-health/)

## Paper topics

- [Media Influence and Health](https://scholariq.org/topics/media-influence-and-health/)
- [Digital Games and Media](https://scholariq.org/topics/digital-games-and-media/)
- [Impact of Technology on Adolescents](https://scholariq.org/topics/impact-of-technology-on-adolescents/)

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