A Theory of Vivid Media Violence. Issue 3 (16th July 2014)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Riddle, Karyn
• Is Part Of: Communication theory. Volume 24:Issue 3(2014:Aug.)
• Page Start: 291
• Page End: 310
• Publication Date: 2014-07-16
• Subjects: Communication -- Periodicals; Information theory -- Periodicals; 302.205
• DOI: 10.1111/comt.12040
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1050-3293

Abstract

Abstract: This article presents a theoretical framework for investigating the effects of exposure to graphic media violence. It is argued that the term "graphicness, " as used by media violence scholars, bears striking similarities to the term "vividness, " as used by both persuasion scholars exploring vividness effects and digital studies scholars exploring virtual reality. These bodies of literature are used to formulate propositions predicting the effects of media violence that is presented to audiences with rich contextual details. These propositions form the "Theory of Vivid Media Violence."