Video Games and the Asymmetry of Global Cultural Flows: The Game Industry and Game Culture in Iran and the Czech Republic
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RIV/00216208:11210/17:10364416
Result on the web
<a href="http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/viewFile/6200/2145" target="_blank" >http://ijoc.org/index.php/ijoc/article/viewFile/6200/2145</a>
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Result language
angličtina
Original language name
Video Games and the Asymmetry of Global Cultural Flows: The Game Industry and Game Culture in Iran and the Czech Republic
Original language description
Video games are a global phenomenon that pervades much of society irrespective of age, gender, or social status. The global video game culture is inherently asymmetrical, with games produced in particular regional centers dominating the markets. As a result, local video game production and consumption are intrinsically hybrid cultural practices that accommodate cross-cultural encounters. This article analyzes the personal, institutional, and cultural dimensions of video game production and consumption in two increasingly important, yet understudied, regions: Eastern Europe and the Middle East. It uses case studies on the Czech and Iranian gaming scenes as examples. Beyond the politico-economic aspects of video game production, the article empirically analyzes the manifestation of Czech and Iranian gaming cultures on social networking sites and their connections to global game culture. It examines the audiences of global, Iranian, and Czech gaming sites on Facebook and explores their similarities, differences, and affinities through normalized social distance computed based on their fans' likes. Overall, the article aims to offer a more nuanced picture of game cultures across diverse global contexts.
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Czech description
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Classification
Type
J<sub>imp</sub> - Article in a specialist periodical, which is included in the Web of Science database
CEP classification
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OECD FORD branch
50803 - Information science (social aspects)
Result continuities
Project
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Continuities
I - Institucionalni podpora na dlouhodoby koncepcni rozvoj vyzkumne organizace
Others
Publication year
2017
Confidentiality
S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů
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Name of the periodical
International Journal of Communication
ISSN
1932-8036
e-ISSN
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Volume of the periodical
11
Issue of the periodical within the volume
October
Country of publishing house
US - UNITED STATES
Number of pages
23
Pages from-to
3857-3879
UT code for WoS article
000451621800001
EID of the result in the Scopus database
2-s2.0-85048012895