Essays about: "online game essay"

Showing result 1 - 5 of 8 essays containing the words online game essay.

  1. 1. Conjunction of the spheres. The struggle for hegemony in the English language online reception of Netflix adaption: The Witcher.

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper

    Author : Sarah R. Kern; [2024-02-06]
    Keywords : Production reception; Hegemony; Discourse; Transmedia; Witcher; Fantasy; Polish Fantasy; Media literacy; Convergence culture; Fan-studies; Participation culture; Technical communication; Digital Role-Playing Games; Civic imagination; Netnography; ;

    Abstract : This essay uses the concepts of convergence culture, transmedia and hegemony, to understand the struggles within the English language reception to Netflix Tv production “The Witcher.” In order to help the reader, the essay presents the background to the larger Witcher franchise, as well as standard debates and issues within the fantasy genre, the role-playing-game genre and convergence culture. READ MORE

  3. 2. You are soooo cuteee!!!! : A critical discourse analysis of gender ideologies among YouTube comments

    University essay from Karlstads universitet/Institutionen för språk, litteratur och interkultur (from 2013)

    Author : Madeleine Pärlbåge; [2019]
    Keywords : CDA; Gendered language; Gaming; Avatar; Sexual stereotypes; Kritisk diskursanalys; Språk och kön; Spelare; Avatar; Sex och stereotyper;

    Abstract : This essay examines YouTube comments to videos with male and female streaming players of the online game League of Legends. The research carries out a critical discourse analysis with the aim to find gender relevant language in order to analyze ideologies about gender stereotypes among viewers of streamers. READ MORE

  4. 3. News in Social media. Social media: the newspaper of the future

    University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Institutionen för journalistik, medier och kommunikation

    Author : Andreas Forsner; [2015-09-09]
    Keywords : ;

    Abstract : Abstract This essay examines the relationship between social media use and online news consumption. The relationship and the mechanisms of online news consumption are further examined with political interest and social media use motivations. The study is conducted using survey data from the 2013 SOM-survey from the SOM-institute. READ MORE

  5. 4. Bosses, spam, and griefers: a study of how old words adopt new meanings in online computer games

    University essay from Lunds universitet/Engelska

    Author : Mikael Johannesson; [2014]
    Keywords : Languages and Literatures;

    Abstract : This essay investigates 20 gaming words generally present in the genres of Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games, Real Time Strategy, and First-Person Shooter. From each genre, one game was chosen as a representative for their respective genre, namely Guild Wars 2, StarCraft II, and Quake III Arena. READ MORE

  6. 5. World of Warcraft och kristen tro : En studie om personer med kristen tro och deras upplevelser i onlinespelet World of Warcraft

    University essay from Institutionen för kulturvetenskaper (KV)

    Author : David Gustafsson; [2013]
    Keywords : World of Warcraft; Datorspel; Kristendom; Populärkultur; intervjuer; Postmodernism;

    Abstract : ABSTRACTTitle: World of Warcraft and Christian Faith - A Study of People with Christian Faith and Their Experiences of the Online Game World of Warcraft.Author: David GustafssonThe purpose of this essay is to examine the relation between Christian Faith and the Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game World of Warcraft. READ MORE