Hats of affect : a study of affect, achievements and hats in Team Fortress 2 Moore, Christopher 2011, Hats of affect : a study of affect, achievements and hats in Team Fortress 2, Game Studies, vol. 11, no. 1, pp. 1-14. Attached Files Name Description MIMEType Size Downloads moore-hatsof-2011.pdf Published version application/pdf 399.68KB 2925 Title Hats of affect : a study of affect, achievements and hats in Team Fortress 2 Author(s) Moore, Christopher Journal name Game Studies Volume number 11 Issue number 1 Start page 1 End page 14 Publisher I T Universitetet i Koebenhavn Place of publication Copenhagen, Denmark Publication date 2011-02 ISSN 1604-7982 Keyword(s) affect achievements persona FPS Team Fortress 2 hats Summary An iconic staple of the First-Person Shooter genre, Team Fortress 2 , is popular for its chaotic action, distinguished by its painterly aesthetics, and made unique by the introduction of hats as rewards for its players. This study investigates the intersection of virtual millinery items, player achievements, user generated content and the implications for online gamer personas as they are connected to the digital distribution platform, Steam. The article examines the iterations of affect involved in the design and play of a game no longer imagined by its publisher, the Valve Corporation, as a distinct commodity but rather a commercial community service. Language eng Field of Research 200102 Communication Technology and Digital Media Studies Socio Economic Objective 970110 Expanding Knowledge in Technology HERDC Research category C1 Refereed article in a scholarly journal HERDC collection year 2011 Copyright notice ©2011, The Author Free to Read? Yes Persistent URL http://hdl.handle.net/10536/DRO/DU:30041568 Document type: Journal Article Collections: Faculty of Arts and Education School of Communication and Creative Arts Open Access Collection Related Links Link Description Connect to published version Go to link with your DU access privileges     Unless expressly stated otherwise, the copyright for items in DRO is owned by the author, with all rights reserved. Every reasonable effort has been made to ensure that permission has been obtained for items included in DRO. If you believe that your rights have been infringed by this repository, please contact drosupport@deakin.edu.au. Versions Version Filter Type Thu, 19 Jan 2012, 09:25:34 EST Thu, 19 Jan 2012, 14:43:21 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 08:28:30 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 13:12:48 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 13:15:07 EST Fri, 20 Jan 2012, 13:15:56 EST Fri, 17 Feb 2012, 07:52:03 EST Wed, 02 Oct 2013, 13:52:31 EST Tue, 06 Sep 2016, 18:08:43 EST Tue, 05 Dec 2017, 12:28:19 EST Fri, 07 Sep 2018, 15:41:38 EST Filtered Full Citation counts:   Cited 0 times in TR Web of Science Cited 16 times in Scopus Search Google Scholar Access Statistics: 8554 Abstract Views, 2925 File Downloads  -  Detailed Statistics Created: Thu, 19 Jan 2012, 09:25:19 EST by Kylie Koulkoudinas