About Me
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
Evaluation
Evaluation
Expert
Computer Game
Agricultural Product
Critic
Credibility
Evidence
Motion Pictures
Motion Pictures
Reader
Organizations
Publications
Recent
Jacobs, R. S. (2018). Play to Win Over: Effects of Persuasive Games.Psychology of Popular Media Culture, 7(3), 231-240. DOI: 10.1037/ppm0000124
Kneer, J., & Jacobs, R. S. (2018). Grow Up, Level Up, and Game On; Evolving Games Research. Media and Communication, 6(2), 56-59. DOI: 10.17645/mac.v6i2.1566
Kneer, J., Jacobs, R., & Ferguson, C. J. (2018). You Could Have Just Asked: The Perception of Motivations to Play Violent Video Games. Studies in Media and Communication, 6(2). DOI: 10.11114/smc.v6i2.3389
Crecente, D., & Jacobs, R. S. (2017). Gaming Against Violence: An Exploratory Evaluation Through Mechanical Turk of the Efficacy of Persuasive Digital Games in Improving Unhealthy Relationship Attitudes. In J. Dias, P. A. Santos, & R. C. Veltkamp (Eds.), Games and Learning Alliance Conference: 6th International Conference, GALA 2017, Lisbon, Portugal, December 5–7, 2017, Proceedings (Vol. 10653, pp. 259-262). (Lecture Notes in Computer Science; Vol. 10653). Cham: Springer International Publishing. DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-71940-5
Jacobs, R. S., Jansz, J., & de la Hera Conde-Pumpido, T. (2017). The Key Features of Persuasive Games: A Model and Case Analysis. In R. Kowert, & T. Quandt (Eds.), New Perspectives on the Social Aspects of Digital Gaming: Multiplayer 2 (pp. 153-171). Oxford: Routledge.
Jacobs, R. . S., Heuvelman, A., Ben Allouch, S., & Peters, O. (2015). Everyone's a critic: The power of expert and consumer reviews to shape readers’ post-viewing motion picture evaluations. Poetics, 52, 91-103. DOI: 10.1016/j.poetic.2015.07.002
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University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Citadel
(building no. 09)
Hallenweg 15
7522NH Enschede
The Netherlands
Mailing Address
University of Twente
Faculty of Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences
Citadel
P.O. Box 217
7500 AE Enschede
The Netherlands