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Gaming: A Discourse Community
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Gaming: A Discourse Community
Goals
Completion: completing every challenge, side quest, and mission a game has to offer.
Superiority: leveling up to the highest rank, or out playing your friends
Satisfaction: playing for enjoyment.
Mechanisms of Intercommunication
Lexis
Noob, AFK, FFS, pwned, aggroed, bug, glitch, RPG, FPS, etc.
Callouts: ways to quickly communicate an enemy's position to your teammates.
Forums
Skype
TeamSpeak
Direct messages on Steam and Xbox Live.
Hierarchy of Gamers
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSGiibN6RVM/UoEsn_EojrI/AAAAAAAAFSs/QimaAZElHxQ/s1600/Hardcore+gamer+header.png.
Characteristics of a Discourse Community
- A set of common public goals
- Mechanisms of Intercommunication
- Feedback mechanisms
- Genres of Intercommunication
- Lexis
- Hierarchy of members
What is a "Gaming Community"?
A Gaming Community is a broad group of people that share a similar passion for video games. This includes professional and casual gamers, and popular gaming channels on Twitch and Youtube.
http://static.planetminecraft.com/files/resource_media/screenshot/1312/Gamers_Choose_your_weapon_by_saria_the_elf_5117936_lrg.jpg.
References
http://static.planetminecraft.com/files/resource_media/screenshot/1312/Gamers_Choose_your_weapon_by_saria_the_elf_5117936_lrg.jpg.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-ZSGiibN6RVM/UoEsn_EojrI/AAAAAAAAFSs/QimaAZElHxQ/s1600/Hardcore+gamer+header.png.
http://www.npr.org/sections/alltechconsidered/2013/11/29/246747168/hard-core-and-casual-gamers-play-in-different-worlds.
Casual Gamers: usually beginners, often players who play for the fun and don't play as much as others.
Core Gamers: mid-level skills, play games for fun but are more competitive than the casual gamer. Play a wider range of games and systems. Take games more seriously.
Hardcore Gamers: "pros"; dedicate the most and are the best at most games they play. Take everything seriosuly and are the leaders of the team.