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  221.                            <p class="info">This paper offers a post-structuralist analysis of narrative structures in mobile games, emphasizing how game narratives contribute to the construction of player identity and agency. It explores the intersection of game mechanics, storytelling, and player interaction, considering how mobile games as “digital texts” challenge traditional notions of authorship and narrative control. Drawing upon the works of theorists like Michel Foucault and Roland Barthes, the paper examines the decentralized nature of mobile game narratives and how they allow players to engage in a performative process of meaning-making, identity construction, and subversion of preordained narrative trajectories.</p>
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  227.                                    <strong>Paul Young</strong>
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  247.                            <h2 class="heading"><a href="https://335050.mit-edu.top/post/9485073261">Neurocognitive Mechanisms Underpinning Decision Fatigue in Mobile Gaming</a></h2>
  248.                            <p class="info">This research explores the convergence of virtual reality (VR) and mobile games, investigating how VR technology is being integrated into mobile gaming experiences to create more immersive and interactive entertainment. The study examines the technical challenges and innovations involved in adapting VR for mobile platforms, including issues of motion tracking, hardware limitations, and player comfort. Drawing on theories of immersion, presence, and user experience, the paper investigates how mobile VR games enhance player engagement by providing a heightened sense of spatial awareness and interactive storytelling. The research also discusses the potential for VR to transform mobile gaming, offering predictions for the future of immersive entertainment in the mobile gaming sector.</p>
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  254.                                    <strong>Melissa Collins</strong>
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