Essays about: "gaming capital"

Found 3 essays containing the words gaming capital.

1. 1. Pushing buttons: an ethnographic interview study on toxicity in online gaming cultures

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Centrum för genusvetenskap

   Author : Ruben Melin; [2021]
   Keywords : toxicity; online gaming; symbolic violence; cultural domination; masculinity;

   Abstract : The purpose of this study is to research toxicity through how it was understood, experienced, and described by game enthusiasts. The toxicity described is further explored through theories of cultural and symbolic domination and through feminist game studies and the lens of masculinity theory. READ MORE

3. 2. What makes a good loser? : An Ethnographic Study of Toxic Behaviors in Competitive Multiplayer Games

   University essay from Södertörns högskola/Medie- och kommunikationsvetenskap

   Author : Azul Romo Flores; [2020]
   Keywords : gaming capital; Bourdieu; culture capital; competitive multiplayer games; eSports; competition; trash talking; online harassment; aggressive online behavior; toxic behavior;

   Abstract : Over the past decades, the scholarly discourse of violent video games as a possible influence for aggressive behaviors has gained much attention, primarily relying on the content of such games. This study aims to explore the environment of competitive multiplayer gaming interms of technicality (e.g. READ MORE

4. 3. Information Behaviour in World of Warcraft

   University essay from Sociologiska institutionen

   Author : Nils Nyman; [2011]
   Keywords : information behaviour; world of warcraft; internet; mmorpg; gaming; information seeking;

   Abstract : The purpose of this paper was to study the information behaviour of players in an online computer game, namely the MMORPG1 World of Warcraft. To this end a survey was constructed to gather empirical data about the habits of players. READ MORE