Socialization of Teenagers Playing The Sims. The Paradoxical Use of Video Games to Re-enchant Life

Kód výsledku v IS VaVaI

<a href="https://www.isvavai.cz/riv?ss=detail&h=RIV%2F00216224%3A14230%2F14%3A00078509" target="_blank" >RIV/00216224:14230/14:00078509 - isvavai.cz</a>

Výsledek na webu

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/rel.2014.0.12172" target="_blank" >http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/rel.2014.0.12172</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.11588/rel.2014.0.12172" target="_blank" >10.11588/rel.2014.0.12172</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Socialization of Teenagers Playing The Sims. The Paradoxical Use of Video Games to Re-enchant Life

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

In order to scrutinize what video games can bring more into individuals? life; a doctoral research had been undertaken on the teenage audience of The Sims, a game simulating life. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods drove to design what I called the journey of self-discovery of the gamer and development of the video-ludological socialization concept (Lorentz, 2013). Adopting an overall angle, this paper apprehends video games as the manifestation of the re-enchantment of the world. To begin with the recall of the rationalization process presented by Max Weber (2001/1905), whose explained the recoil of religious institutions in our societies at his time by saying that science had replaced religion for explaining life and the world, called thedisenchantment. To a certain extend I claim here that video games are the perfect product of this rationalization movement (Caillois, 1967/1958). Paradoxically, video games allow their enthusiasts to live fantastic lives and dreamed situ

Název v anglickém jazyce

Socialization of Teenagers Playing The Sims. The Paradoxical Use of Video Games to Re-enchant Life

Popis výsledku anglicky

In order to scrutinize what video games can bring more into individuals? life; a doctoral research had been undertaken on the teenage audience of The Sims, a game simulating life. Combining quantitative and qualitative methods drove to design what I called the journey of self-discovery of the gamer and development of the video-ludological socialization concept (Lorentz, 2013). Adopting an overall angle, this paper apprehends video games as the manifestation of the re-enchantment of the world. To begin with the recall of the rationalization process presented by Max Weber (2001/1905), whose explained the recoil of religious institutions in our societies at his time by saying that science had replaced religion for explaining life and the world, called thedisenchantment. To a certain extend I claim here that video games are the perfect product of this rationalization movement (Caillois, 1967/1958). Paradoxically, video games allow their enthusiasts to live fantastic lives and dreamed situ

Druh

J_x - Nezařazeno - Článek v odborném periodiku (Jimp, Jsc a Jost)

CEP obor

AO - Sociologie, demografie

OECD FORD obor

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Projekt

<a href="/cs/project/EE2.3.30.0009" target="_blank" >EE2.3.30.0009: Zaměstnáním čerstvých absolventů doktorského studia k vědecké excelenci</a><br>

Návaznosti

P - Projekt vyzkumu a vyvoje financovany z verejnych zdroju (s odkazem do CEP)

Rok uplatnění

2014

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název periodika

Online Heidelberg Journal of Religions on the Internet

ISSN

1861-5813

e-ISSN

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Svazek periodika

5

Číslo periodika v rámci svazku

1

Stát vydavatele periodika

DE - Spolková republika Německo

Počet stran výsledku

22

Strana od-do

279-300

Kód UT WoS článku

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EID výsledku v databázi Scopus

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