Gaming Social Capital: Exploring Civic Value in Multiplayer Video Games

被引:65
作者
Molyneux, Logan [1 ]
Vasudevan, Krishnan [2 ]
Gil de Zuniga, Homero [3 ,4 ]
机构
[1] Univ Texas Austin, Sch Journalism, Austin, TX 78660 USA
[2] Univ Texas Austin, Austin, TX 78660 USA
[3] Univ Vienna, A-1010 Vienna, Austria
[4] Univ Diego Portales, Santiago, Chile
关键词
Video Games; Multiplayer Games; Gaming Social Capital; Social Capital; Civic Participation; MEDIA USE; POLITICAL-PARTICIPATION; INTERNET USE; ONLINE; NEWS; ENGAGEMENT; COMMUNICATION; INVOLVEMENT; TELEVISION; EXPRESSION;
D O I
10.1111/jcc4.12123
中图分类号
G2 [信息与知识传播];
学科分类号
05 ; 0503 ;
摘要
Recent research suggests that social interactions in video games may lead to the development of community bonding and prosocial attitudes. Building on this line of research, a national survey of U.S. adults finds that gamers who develop ties with a community of fellow gamers possess gaming social capital, a new gaming-related community construct that is shown to be a positive antecedent in predicting both face-to-face social capital and civic participation.
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页码:381 / 399
页数:19
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