TY - JOUR
T1 - Online console game club as a resource
T2 - A case study of the perceived meaning of club membership
AU - Kuukka, Juho
AU - Uusiautti, Satu
AU - Määttä, Kaarina
PY - 2019
Y1 - 2019
N2 - What kind of community an online console game club is? Console game playing has often been viewed as having only negative influence on young people’s lives. In this research, a group of gamers (N = 8) was investigated. They were young adults who played the National Hockey League (NHL) console game regularly. The qualitative case study focused on finding out what made the club meaningful in the club members’ opinions and how they describe activities and interaction in the club. The study showed that the console game club had multiple positive effects in the members’ lives, which were analysed as emotional, social, cognitive, and functional resources. The study suggests that online game networks could provide new ideas on how to arrange, for example, online education in way that the young adults could find motivating and meaningful to attend.
AB - What kind of community an online console game club is? Console game playing has often been viewed as having only negative influence on young people’s lives. In this research, a group of gamers (N = 8) was investigated. They were young adults who played the National Hockey League (NHL) console game regularly. The qualitative case study focused on finding out what made the club meaningful in the club members’ opinions and how they describe activities and interaction in the club. The study showed that the console game club had multiple positive effects in the members’ lives, which were analysed as emotional, social, cognitive, and functional resources. The study suggests that online game networks could provide new ideas on how to arrange, for example, online education in way that the young adults could find motivating and meaningful to attend.
KW - Online console game
KW - case study
KW - player experience
KW - social interaction
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U2 - 10.1080/02673843.2019.1566079
DO - 10.1080/02673843.2019.1566079
M3 - Article
VL - 24
SP - 447
EP - 457
JO - International journal of adolescence and youth
JF - International journal of adolescence and youth
SN - 0267-3843
IS - 4
ER -