I was considering writing about computer science majors or something in that field but for one i'm not 100% sure thats a discourse community and 2 i just switched to the major and don't really know much. Then again it is a research paper and i could do research lol. But thinking about whether i could grind out 7+ pages about this topic.. and be interested idk.
Another community i was considering was video game players.
Hmmm lets see how would i break this down.
Their communication
- youtube videos
- twitch / live streams
- reddit
- over the mic while playing or Voice Chat
Meetings/Gatherings
Well at least the people i know don't really gather with other people to play. They usually just call/text each other and invite each other to play through the game. There is this convention called Twitch Con which is exactly like comic con but for this app/website for gamers.
(I'm just going to try and answer some of the questions on Professor Flewellings blog)
The communicative practices and enculturation are acquired by playing the game and your aspiration to be a high rank player. lol Playing video games can become very addicting and i feel like it doesn't really take long for someone to become a member of this community.
Values and norms of playing video games.. I would say superiority or dominance over others or the satisfaction of completing a game or quest or task.
As for literacy, I dont think there is much that needs to be acquired in order for you to be in the community. It's more like you pick up a game and play it and if you like it you continue to play, spend a lot of your time doing just that, and you start to pick up how to talk to other gamers.
The cost to take on this community... money, time, and attention. Those, if im not forgetting any others, are the biggest sacrifices or if you call them investments you put towards being in this community. You spend money on so many games, memberships, items in the game, consoles, accessories etc. So much money is spent on this you won't even realize until you add it up at the end of the year. Time, time, time. Like i said it becomes very addictive and people reach the point where they are extremely dedicated to playing that they prioritize playing before anything else. Attention, like time, people constantly think of their games about what they need/want to do, how to do things etc.
I think this would be a good discourse community to write about. I hope it's an acceptable one too. Other than this i got nothing and will have to brain storm super hard at my meeting to figure something out.
Okay bye bye.
Hello Brenda! So the first thing I did when opening your blog was look at the memes lol too funny. The little kid saying “come at me bro” reminds me of me when I get mad when I play video games. Anyway, awesome discourse community research topic. I hope it is an acceptable one because it is actually a fun one and something that I can personally relate to. I guess I can say I am a gamer too. I love video games. I don’t play much anymore since school started. But when I have spear time, I like to get on my xbox one and play online, or go on youtube, or any other apps. I typically play cod, battlefield, tekken, and forza. Not really interested in other games at the moment lol. Good luck with research paper!
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Hey Brenda! From what I read I could that it is possible to write an ethnography about video games if you wanted. For example people who do livestreams on twitch can be considered a community or like gamers who make a living posting videos on their gameplay to YouTube. I myself play games online such League of Legends and other console games so I'm very familiar with the community. All in all, we'll see how it goes if its possible to make into an ethnography then you go for it. If anything you'll probably have to explain to the professor to further clarify any misunderstanding.
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David Bobadilla
I've had some students write on video games before. I'm sorry--I don't have any stellar examples to share.
ReplyDeleteHere's what I always tell them though, you aren't just looking at all people who play this game but at a community of people who play this game. For example, a league, or people who participate in a discussion board, or . . . We can talk about this at the conference. EF