Description: Content analysis based on taxonomic assessments of in-game species relative to their real-world inspirations/counterparts

Research type: Non-experimental
Data type: Mixed

Comparator: none
Control group: no
Pilot study: no
Pre/post measures used: no
Follow-up: no

Sample type: Game(s)
Sample size: null
Power analysis: no
Sample countries: null

Games studied: Zapper, World of Warcraft, Trauma Team, Hive Sweeper, The Legend of Zelda: Twilight Princess, Sword of the Stars, Super Mario Galaxy, Banzai Bug, Bug Hunter, StarCraft, Squash!, Spider: The Video Game, SimFarm, Pokémon GO, Vigilante 8, Bugdom, Pesterminator: The Western Exterminator, System Shock 2, MySims: Agents, Angry Video Game Nerd Adventures, Plague Inc.: Evolved, Mister Mosquito, Ant Queen, Metroid, Metal Gear Solid 3: Snake Eater, Maya the Bee & Her Friends, Hitman: Blood Money, A Bug's Life, Spider: Rite of the Shrouded Moon, Bug Bash, Harvest Moon, Microsoft Ants, Growl, Bug Spray, God of War: Ascension, Garden Defense, Koala Lampur: Journey to the Edge, AdventureQuest, Funky Bee, Frogs, Mushiking: The King of Beetles, Frogger, Final Fantasy X, Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly, Splat!, Gee Bee, Exterminator, Entomorph: Plague of the Darkfall, Eco, The Sims 2, Empire of the Ants, The Bug Butcher, BUGS, Earthworm Jim, Donkey Kong 3, Earthbound, Combat of Giants: Mutant Insects, Dragon Age: Inquisition, Conker's Bad Fur Day, Centipede, Butterfly, Bugriders: The Race of Kings, Ant Hill, Ant War: Domination, Dukedom, Swat!, Space Moth DX, Bug-N-Out, Bug Busters, Dark Fall: Lost Souls, Bug Bomb, Bug Attack, Bee Movie, Bugaboo (The Flea), Mr. Butterfly, Mortal Kombat X, Constructor, Turok 2: Seeds of Evil, Bizy BeeZZzz, Arachnophobia, Bee & Flower, SimAnt, Bad Mojo, Diablo III, Mega-Bug, Bug!, Bug Hunt, Bug Blasters: the Exterminators, Fly in the House, Ant Raid, Along Came a Spider, Ōkami, Bug Blaster, Bug Hunter in Space, Ant Nation, Ant General, Fist Puncher, Half-Life 2

Franchises studied: World of Aden (F), Warcraft (F), Vigilante 8 (F), The Sims (F), The Legend of Zelda (F), System Shock (F), Sword of the Stars (F), Super Mario (F), Story of Seasons (F), StarCraft (F), Spyro (F), Sim (F), Roland (F), Pokémon (F), Pikmin (F), Bug! (F), Angry Video Game Nerd (F), Mortal Kombat (F), Metroid (F), Trauma Center (F), Donkey Kong (F), Metal Gear (F), Kirby (F), Monster Hunter (F), Maya the Bee (F), Hitman (F), Fable (F), God of War (F), Fatal Frame (F), Earthworm Jim (F), Turok (F), Bugdom (F), Sam & Max (F), Dragon Age (F), DonPachi (F), Half-Life (F), Diablo (F), Animal Crossing (F), Frogger (F), Dark Fall (F), Guild Wars (F), Ant Hill (F), Resident Evil (F), Conker (F), Spider (F), Combat of Giants (F), Galaxian (F), Centipede (F), Ratchet & Clank (F), Final Fantasy (F), Bug Hunter (F), MySims (F), Bayonetta (F), Gears of War (F), Fallout (F), Earthbound (F), Persona (F), Bioshock (F)

Study outcomes: Representing nature