Ravelijn

dr. R.S. Jacobs (Ruud)

Assistant Professor
BMS-HIB-CS
Ravelijn 1343
r.s.jacobs@utwente.nl
+31534891502
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Dr. Ruud Jacobs is an assistant professor in communication and technology at the department of communication science. Ruud's research is mediapsychological, focusing on the interplay of people and media. He obtained his PhD in 2017 on the persuasive effects of digital games. He is interested in the 'serious' effects of and motivations to use media typically seen as part of entertainment, such as games and reviews.

Expertise

  • Psychology

    • Attitudes
    • Research
    • Motivation
    • Intention
    • Stem

  • Social Sciences

    • Perspective

  • Computer Science

    • Rhetoric
    • Target Audience

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Publications

2023

A game of persuasion: influencing persuasive game appraisals through presentation frames and recommendation sources (2023)Frontiers in psychology, 14. Article 1173429. Groen, M. A. & Jacobs, R. S.https://doi.org/10.3389/fpsyg.2023.1173429Etmaal van de Communicatiewetenschap Enschede (2023)Tijdschrift voor communicatiewetenschap, 51(4), 361-364. Jacobs, R. & Jansma, S.https://doi.org/10.5117/tCW2023.4.001.JACo

2021

Procedural arguments of persuasive games: An elaboration likelihood perspective (2021)Journal of Media Psychology, 33(2), 49-59. Jacobs, R. S., Werning, S., Jansz, J. & Kneer, J.https://doi.org/10.1027/1864-1105/a000278The present of persuasion: Research into persuasive game effects (2021)In Persuasive Gaming in Context (pp. 185-200). Amsterdam University Press. Jacobs, R. & Jansz, J.https://doi.org/10.5117/9789463728805_ch10Winning over the players: Investigating the motivations to play and acceptance of serious games (2021)Media and Communication, 9(1), 28-38. Jacobs, R. S.https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v9i1.3308

2020

Serious games: Play for change (2020)In The Video Game Debate 2: Revisiting the Physical, Social, and Psychological Effects of Video Games (pp. 19-40) (Routledge Debates in Digital Media Studies). Routledge. Jacobs, R. S.

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University of Twente

Ravelijn (building no. 10), room 1343
Hallenweg 17
7522 NH Enschede
Netherlands

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