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Proteus Effect

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A psychological effect in which an avatar's appearance (a character representing oneself) in virtual spaces such as online games is said to influence users' behavioral characteristics. Also called the transformation effect. Proposed in 2007 by Stanford University's Nick Yee and Jeremy Bailenson.

Source updated 2023-07-03 · Snapshot 2026-10-08

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