Social Networking or Social Isolation? A Systematic Review on Socio-Relational Outcomes for Members of Online Gaming Communities

IF 2.4 2区文学 Q1 COMMUNICATION

Games and Culture Pub Date : 2023-09-20 DOI:10.1177/15554120231201760

None Tushya, Dinesh Chhabra, Betina Abraham

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Abstract

Recent technological advancements, increased access to gaming setups, and the emergence of free-to-play multiplayer games have contributed to a dramatic rise in the number of players gaming online and subsequently becoming a part of gaming communities. This systematic review explored the impact of being in an online gaming community on socio-relational outcomes, and variables that impacted the relation between gaming community membership and socio-relational outcomes. After screening PubMed, PsycINFO, Scopus, and Web of Science, 24 articles (15,451 players) were included. Results showed a predominantly positive influence of community membership on socio-relational outcomes of friendship, social skills, and social capital. Community-related variables (community size, social interaction, aim of community formation) and game characteristics that interacted with the gaming community (collective play, cooperation, learning to achieve game objectives) impacted the relationship between community membership and social capital. For some players, however, online social capital increased at the expense of offline social capital.

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社交网络还是社交孤立?对网络游戏社区成员社会关系结果的系统回顾

最近的技术进步、游戏设置的普及以及免费多人游戏的出现都推动了在线游戏玩家数量的大幅增长，并逐渐成为游戏社区的一部分。本系统综述探讨了在线游戏社区对社会关系结果的影响，以及影响游戏社区成员与社会关系结果之间关系的变量。在对PubMed、PsycINFO、Scopus和Web of Science进行筛选后，共纳入了24篇文章(15451名参与者)。结果显示，社区成员对友谊、社会技能和社会资本的社会关系结果有显著的积极影响。社区相关变量(社区规模、社会互动、社区形成目标)和与游戏社区互动的游戏特征(集体游戏、合作、学习实现游戏目标)影响社区成员与社会资本之间的关系。然而，对于一些玩家来说，线上社会资本的增加是以线下社会资本的减少为代价的。

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期刊介绍： Games and Culture publishes innovative theoretical and empirical research about games and culture within the context of interactive media. The journal serves as a premiere outlet for groundbreaking and germinal work in the field of game studies. The journal"s scope includes the sociocultural, political, and economic dimensions of gaming from a wide variety of perspectives, including textual analysis, political economy, cultural studies, ethnography, critical race studies, gender studies, media studies, public policy, international relations, and communication studies.