The meaning or value of a hat ranges widely from person to person, given personal tastes that clash or meld with the exaggerated and often absurdist art styles of game such as TF2 or Overwatch.Ĭosmetic items are an interesting phenomena in online games acting as an expression of achievement that isn’t necessarily linked to skill. So you might think, “Geez, this is a lotta talk about hats”, but purely cosmetic items are an interesting phenomena in online games given they often act as an expression of achievement that is not necessarily tied to a players skill. The focus of the work was to see whether the range of hats available and the rarity of certain hats, combined with the diversity of hats worn by players, can tell us something about the players themselves. Research into Team Fortress 2 hat-usage was conducted by MIT grad student Chong-U Lim as part of a master’s thesis.
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