Xiaoxiao Weng

Email: kgzs9175@leeds.ac.uk
Thesis title: Love in the Game: An Exploration of In-Game Romantic Relationships among Female Chinese Players
Supervisors: Dr Nick Robinson, Dr Ben Hirst

Profile

After graduating from Nanjing Normal University with a BSc (Honours College) in Applied Psychology, I completed my MA in Psychology and Education at the University of Warwick. My passion for online video games, especially FPS and MOBA games, paved the way for my current PhD project.

Research interests

I am broadly interested in online video games (OVGs), romantic relationships, and the gaming experience as female players.

My current doctoral projects aims to investigate the factors that facilitate romantic feelings between human players in the context of OVGs, and how female Chinese players perceive these interactions.

My research interests include:

Female players in FPS and MOBA games
Proximity in online interaction
Gendered gameplay in China
In-game transaction
Role play
Fan girls (Umejoshi, 夢女子)

Qualifications

MA Psychology and Education
BSc Honours Applied Psychology