Causeplay a documentary on why Filipino cosplayers engage in cosplay (costume play) and its possible relation to escapism

• Main Authors: Batayola, Charleen Mae K., Salvosa, Maria Isabel V., Santos, Kirsta Camille A.
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Animo Repository 2014
• Subjects: Cosplay; Role playing; Costume design; Comic strip characters; Communication
• Online Access: https://animorepository.dlsu.edu.ph/etd_bachelors/10783
• Institution: De La Salle University

This study aims to understand why cosplayers engage in cosplay by examining both their private and cosplay lives. Cosplay is associated with bringing fantasy to life. Many cosplayers come from marginalized groups, and are usually perceived as nerds and geeks. Fantasy thus offers a form of escape which allows cosplayers reveal representation of who they want to be. Dissatisfaction with one's true self would be compensated by one's projected visual representation, but in some cases, it results to a stronger self-image (Bonnchsen 51 Casey 25, 26, 46 Hsao-ping Chen 72,73,73,74 Nesic 85).