
Media Theory is an independent (scholar-led), online and (libre) open access journal of peer-reviewed, theoretical interventions into all aspects of media and communications.

Media Theory 10.1 – OUT NOW!
The full issue is available open access here.

MALCOLM OGDENUniversity of Richmond, USA Abstract This paper considers the stimulation afforded by ASMR NPC (autonomous sensory meridian response non-playable character) streams through the conceptual framework of ‘possession.’ First, it looks at several examples of popular ASMR NPC streams, noting the distinct manner in which ASMR NPC streamers become, like the non-player characters of role-playing…