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http://dx.doi.org/10.5392/JKCA.2022.22.09.095

Study on Gamer Participation 2.0- Focus on Gamers' Communication Mediation (O-S-O-R) Model and Gamers' Communicative Ecology  

Jung, Chang Won (단국대학교 커뮤니케이션학부)
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The Journal of the Korea Contents Association / v.22, no.9, 2022 , pp. 95-103 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study aims to understand a gamer participatory mechanism by comparing Gamer Participation 1.0(Bartz Liberation War) and Gamer Participation 2.0(Truck Demonstration). The process of gamers' political participation is analyzed by applying the communication-mediated O-S-O-R model with the case of gamers' truck protests caused by probability items' issue. This study found out that changes in the social, technological, and discursive layers that constitute the gamer's communication ecology led to diversification of communication channels and changes in the perception of games. Gamers utilized the technological layer of the media environment that presupposes immediate mutual communication, expressed opinions on issues in the mobilization process, and shared the necessity of participation to derive collective mobilization. Through communication, gamers were able to participate in socio-political issues with high participation thresholds. This study is significant in that it discussed the gamers' democratic citizenship and role as issue publics. The study suggests that the need for theoretical and methodological expansion to analyze various participatory cases.
Keywords
Gamer Participation; Issue Publics; Gamer Communication Ecology; OSOR Model; Communication Mediation; Probability Items;
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