Playing across the social zone - Animal Crossing, gaming communities and connectedness in a time of crisis.

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dc.contributor.author Gandolfi, Enrico
dc.contributor.author Gandolfi, Sofia
dc.date.accessioned 2021-01-17T15:05:47Z
dc.date.available 2021-01-17T15:05:47Z
dc.date.issued 2021-01-04
dc.identifier.issn 2079-3715
dc.identifier.uri http://dspace.epoka.edu.al/handle/1/1912
dc.description.abstract This proposal focuses on the multifaceted interplay between video games, connectiveness, and online communities in a time of emergency; COVID-19 has presented challenges for teenagers, forcing them to re-mediate their interactions with peers. Digital entertainment has been frequently accused to be a bearer of negative attitudes and anti-social behaviors, but there is also relevant evidence about how video games can foster bonding and inclusion. Nevertheless, updated lenses are needed for understanding the impact of the pandemic on playing and vice versa; in other words, video games can become a lens through which we can understand how teenagers and young adults experience and see the world around them, especially during these turbulent times. Moreover, video games are increasingly experienced in multiple ways, from watching live shows on Twitch.tv to discussing games on Reddit; as such, this additional layer must be investigated too for situating the impact of gaming practices on social and individual schemes. This article intends to provide a snapshot of how this medium can be used as a catalyst for social research, looking at its consumption but also at the social halo it conveys. More specifically, an ethnographic approach has been chosen for providing an intensive analysis of how the acclaimed video game Animal Crossing was perceived and used as a socializing tool by a teenager. en_US
dc.language.iso en_US en_US
dc.publisher Academicus International Scientific Journal en_US
dc.subject Animal Crossing en_US
dc.subject covid-19 en_US
dc.subject ethnography en_US
dc.subject media platforms en_US
dc.subject teenager en_US
dc.subject video games en_US
dc.title Playing across the social zone - Animal Crossing, gaming communities and connectedness in a time of crisis. en_US
dc.type Article en_US


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