▁a ▁working ▁professional . ▁ ▁Gr adu ate ▁School ▁and ▁World ▁of ▁War craft ▁Video ▁Games ▁Pel uso ' s ▁focus ▁on ▁how ▁particip atory ▁cult ures ▁can ▁fost er ▁art istic ▁and ▁musical ▁learning ▁are ▁influenced ▁by ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁social ▁media ▁and ▁[ video ] ▁g aming . ▁Through ▁her ▁experiences ▁in ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁and ▁her ▁invol vement ▁in ▁the ▁MM OR PG ▁World ▁of ▁War craft , ▁she ▁has ▁developed ▁par alle ls ▁between ▁the ▁process ▁of ▁entering ▁gradu ate ▁school ▁and ▁the ▁popular ▁online ▁role ▁playing ▁game . ▁Her ▁articles ▁have ▁been ▁featured ▁on ▁the ▁Simon ▁F ras er ▁University ▁Dean ▁of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Studies ▁website , ▁where ▁tips ▁and ▁tr icks ▁for ▁gradu ate ▁students ▁are ▁show c ased . ▁ ▁Publications ▁ ▁Books ▁Pel uso ▁is ▁a ▁published ▁author ▁of ▁the ▁book ▁" M ot iv ation , ▁Pur pose ▁and ▁Pers istence : ▁P urs uing ▁a ▁Le ad ership ▁D eg ree : ▁A ▁Study ▁Of ▁Gr adu ate ▁Stud ents ' ▁Mot iv ations ▁To ▁P urs ue ▁A ▁D eg ree ▁In ▁Edu c ational ▁Psych ology ▁and ▁Le ad ership ▁Studies ". ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁published ▁by ▁Dr . ▁Müller ▁Akt ien gesellschaft ▁& ▁Co . ▁located ▁in ▁S aar br ücken , ▁Germany , ▁which ▁special izes ▁in ▁publishing ▁books ▁in ▁the ▁research ▁industry . ▁The ▁book ▁is ▁a ▁documentation ▁of ▁a ▁qual itative ▁and ▁quant itative ▁study ▁of ▁the ▁motiv ations , ▁support ▁systems ▁and ▁reasons ▁for