Research On The Construction Of Virtual Self In Online Games

With the rapid development of online game technology,humans are provided with virtual game space.In the game space,online game players build virtual self in the game by establishing nicknames,selecting hero characters,and making friends.There is a close relationship between the game player's virtual self and the real self.The two interact.On the one hand,some game players use the virtual game world as an extension and complement of the real world;on the other hand,they extend the rules in the game world to the real world.In the game,the real world is complemented by the virtual world of the game.Different from the current society's universal negative attitude toward online games,this study starts from the perspective of the construction of virtual self in online games,analyzes the reasons why gamers enter the game world and construct virtual self,and communicates with others in the game world,and explores the online game world.The connection between the virtual self and the real self,through the in-depth observation and interview of the currently popular online game "Glory of the King" game player,the value of the virtual self existence in the online game is that it is a new tool for the cognitive world,the self New ways of value realization and new ways of pursuing freedom.At the same time,it is undeniable that there are problems with virtual self in online games,but online games provide a possible space for realistic self-exploration and have a reasonable existence.We cannot therefore deny the existence of the reasonableness of online games.