Research Map

Research Questions:
- How do misleading video game advertisements affect the success of those games? What about
financially?
- How is the reputation of a game publisher/developer affected by backlash from poorly
received releases?

Keywords:
- misleading/false advertising
- video games
- gaming community
- reputation
- reviews
- effects

Types of Evidence:
Internet…
- Google
- Wikipedia
- Reddit
- Gamasutra
- Gamespot
Scholarly…
- essays
- journal
- articles
Field…
- peer interviews (gamers and people involved in the gaming community/industry)

Through these modes of researching, I hope to reveal more about the behavioral patterns
customers display towards games which don’t live up to expectations, especially as a result of
misleading ads. Evidence that could demonstrate a correlation between reputation and bad
reception may include statistical information on sales figures and reviews.
Research Schedule:
peer interviews: TBA

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