Essays about: "gamer culture"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 6 essays containing the words gamer culture.

  1. 1. When You Wish Upon a Character Banner: An Exploratory Discourse Analysis of a Genshin Impact Player Community

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

    Author : Sophia Al-Nawasreh; Alex Andersson; [2022]
    Keywords : gacha; Genshin Impact; community of practice; gaming communities; Discord communities; F2P; free to play; gacha; Genshin Impact; praxisgemenskap; spelgemenskaper; Discord-gemenskaper; F2P; free to play;

    Abstract : An exploratory discourse analysis was performed on a community of practice based on Discord, an instant messaging platform. The community of practice is a group of gamers (people who play video games), dedicated to the cross-platform free-to-play game Genshin Impact. READ MORE

  3. 2. “MORE FEMINIST BULLSHIT”Exploring Sexism and the Battle Over Gender Construction in Video Game Discourse Communities

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för språk och litteraturer

    Author : Ola Nenzelius; [2021-02-09]
    Keywords : Video games; Women in games;

    Abstract : Abstract: Thisstudyexplores gender construction in video game discourse communities, using Critical Discourse Analysis(CDA)as a theoretical frameworktogetherwith a quantitative, corpus linguistic methodology.Discourse samples weretaken from five online content creators for World of Warcraft(WoW)who react to the four Shadowlands: Afterlivestrailers for theWoW expansion released in November of 2020. READ MORE

  4. 3. Game Complex

    University essay from KTH/Arkitektur

    Author : JIN GU; [2020]
    Keywords : game complex;

    Abstract : This project is a new type of game center in the "game paradise" Akihabara, Tokyo. In Japan, anime, cosplay, Game industry and virtual world have developed very mature and attractive, while in the reality society, most people are under great pressure. READ MORE

  5. 4. "True gamer" culture on Twitch and its effect on female streamers

    University essay from Malmö universitet/Fakulteten för kultur och samhälle (KS)

    Author : Maria Olsson; [2018]
    Keywords : Twitch; streamers; games; gaming; female;

    Abstract : The aim of this thesis has been to explore how messages in Twitch chats are affected by the gender of the streamer and the type of game that they are playing. Using a quantitative method, messages from twelve different streamers, male and female were downloaded and categorised depending on their content. READ MORE

  6. 5. “Rule no.3: Never raid with pants on.” : An Anthropological Study of Communication, Co-Operation and Friendship in the ’Virtual’ World of Warcraft

    University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för kulturantropologi och etnologi

    Author : Isabell Haraldsson; [2017]
    Keywords : Online gaming; World of Warcraft; virtual worlds; online-culture; communication; social structure; social organisation; homo ludens; gamer culture;

    Abstract : The significance of technology and technological devices in the modern western society is steadily expanding, and affecting how the consumers of these products interact with one another. Both through these devices, but also how they interact without them the importance of studying these forms of interaction is therefore of rising significance. READ MORE