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摘要
现代桌面游戏正变得越来越流行,其市场份额也在逐年增加。然而,由于棋盘游戏身体面向媒体、社区增长不同的跨区域。中国是通过专注于社交游戏的网吧模式实现增长的,而西方国家则是通过业余爱好实现增长的。香港存在于一种文化的十字路口,和棋盘游戏社区的形式直接回应这个大棋盘游戏格局。本文分析了香港Meetup上两个最大的桌游群体——board game Oasis(一个以英语为母语的群体);以及粤语集团BGHK。通过分析6个月来举办的活动,我将展示桌游选择如何超越玩家偏好,以及这些社区如何受到桌游发行和访问、游戏动机以及语言依赖的严重影响,从而形成两个截然不同的社区,进一步巩固桌游玩家的系统性分离。
Modern board games are becoming more prevalent, increasing their market share on a year-by-year basis. However, since board games are physically oriented media, their community growth has been distinct across regions. While China saw growth through a wangba model focused on socially oriented games, western countries have grown through hobbyism. Hong Kong exists at a cultural crossroads, and its board game communities form directly in response to this larger board game landscape. In this paper, I analyze the two largest board game groups on Meetup in Hong Kong—Board Game Oasis, an Anglophone group; and BGHK, a Cantophone group. By analyzing six months of events hosted, I will show how board game selection goes beyond player preference, and how these communities are heavily influenced by board game distribution and access, motivation behind play, as well as language dependency leading to two distinct communities further entrenching a systemic board gamer separation.
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.