Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively

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Autor(a) principal: Elmezeny, Ahmed
Data de Publicação: 2018
Outros Autores: Wimmer, Jeffrey
Tipo de documento: Artigo
Idioma: eng
Título da fonte: Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)
Texto Completo: https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v6i2.1330
Resumo: Currently in game studies there is a gap in frameworks for comparatively researching game cultures. This is a serious shortcoming as it ignores the transcultural and transnational aspects of games, play and their cultures. Based on Hepp’s (2009) transcultural framework, and Du Gay, Hall, Janes, Mackay and Negus’s (1997) circuit of culture, this article proposes a structure to comparatively analyze game cultures. This procedural method comprises several steps determining specific contexts of game culture and their categories for comparison. Each step is illustrated with a case example. Finally, we recommend placing game cultures on a transnational spectrum, which helps in suggesting that many digital games express both local and international characteristics.
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spelling Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparativelycomparative analysis; game culture; game studies; mediatization; transculturality; transnationalityCurrently in game studies there is a gap in frameworks for comparatively researching game cultures. This is a serious shortcoming as it ignores the transcultural and transnational aspects of games, play and their cultures. Based on Hepp’s (2009) transcultural framework, and Du Gay, Hall, Janes, Mackay and Negus’s (1997) circuit of culture, this article proposes a structure to comparatively analyze game cultures. This procedural method comprises several steps determining specific contexts of game culture and their categories for comparison. Each step is illustrated with a case example. Finally, we recommend placing game cultures on a transnational spectrum, which helps in suggesting that many digital games express both local and international characteristics.Cogitatio2018-06-07info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersioninfo:eu-repo/semantics/articleapplication/pdfhttps://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v6i2.1330oai:ojs.cogitatiopress.com:article/1330Media and Communication; Vol 6, No 2 (2018): Games Matter? Current Theories and Studies on Digital Games; 80-892183-2439reponame:Repositório Científico de Acesso Aberto de Portugal (Repositórios Cientìficos)instname:Agência para a Sociedade do Conhecimento (UMIC) - FCT - Sociedade da Informaçãoinstacron:RCAAPenghttps://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1330https://doi.org/10.17645/mac.v6i2.1330https://www.cogitatiopress.com/mediaandcommunication/article/view/1330/1330Copyright (c) 2018 Ahmed Elmezeny, Jeffrey Wimmerhttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessElmezeny, AhmedWimmer, Jeffrey2022-12-20T10:57:32ZPortal AgregadorONG
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Elmezeny, Ahmed
comparative analysis; game culture; game studies; mediatization; transculturality; transnationality
title_short Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively
title_full Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively
title_fullStr Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively
title_full_unstemmed Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively
title_sort Games without Frontiers: A Framework for Analyzing Digital Game Cultures Comparatively
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Wimmer, Jeffrey
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topic comparative analysis; game culture; game studies; mediatization; transculturality; transnationality
description Currently in game studies there is a gap in frameworks for comparatively researching game cultures. This is a serious shortcoming as it ignores the transcultural and transnational aspects of games, play and their cultures. Based on Hepp’s (2009) transcultural framework, and Du Gay, Hall, Janes, Mackay and Negus’s (1997) circuit of culture, this article proposes a structure to comparatively analyze game cultures. This procedural method comprises several steps determining specific contexts of game culture and their categories for comparison. Each step is illustrated with a case example. Finally, we recommend placing game cultures on a transnational spectrum, which helps in suggesting that many digital games express both local and international characteristics.
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