Fan labor, speculative fiction, and video game lore in the "Bloodborne" community by Kevin D. Ball

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Battling the Gods: An Interview with the Creators of "Apotheon" (2015) by Christian Rollinger

“…In 2015, Alientrap Games, a small, independent game studio based in Toronto, released the video game "Apotheo"n for Windows/PC, Mac OS X, Linux, and PlayStation 4. Apotheon is a visually striking side-scrolling action-adventure game, in which the player takes on the role of an ancient Greek hero fighting against Olympian deities. …”
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Perceptions of Thai Aviation Students on Consumer Grade VR Flight Experiences by Jeremy Luisier, Soemsak Yooyen, Samart Deebhijarn

“…Third year aeronautical engineering and commercial pilot undergraduate program international students were exposed to a brief VR experience using a PlayStation 4 console (PS4) with PlayStation VR (PSVR) and Ultrawings software. …”
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Comparing college students' mood states among immersive virtual reality, non-immersive virtual reality, and traditional biking exercise. by Wenxi Liu, Daniel J McDonough, Zan Gao

“…<h4>Methods</h4>Forty-nine college students (34 females; Mage = 23.6 years) completed three separate 20-minute exercise biking sessions: (1) immersive VR biking using the PlayStation 4 + VirZoom VR bike; (2) non-immersive VR biking using the Gamercize bike + Xbox 360; and (3) traditional stationary biking using the Spirit Fitness XBU55. …”
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Handheld Weights as an Effective and Comfortable Way To Increase Exercise Intensity of Physical Activity in Virtual Reality: Empirical Study by Jacek Polechoński, Anna Zwierzchowska, Łukasz Makioła, Dorota Groffik, Karolina Kostorz

“…MethodsThe study covered 17 young adults aged 18 to 25 years playing an AVRG (Beat Saber) with no arm load and with HHWs (0.5 kg). A PlayStation 4 PRO console (Sony) with accessories including a head-mounted display and controllers was used in the study. …”
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