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Investigation Report Of Sports Video Game Players

Posted on:2021-02-05Degree:MasterType:Thesis
Country:ChinaCandidate:Y J LiuFull Text:PDF
GTID:2427330620977321Subject:Journalism and communication
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Both "Sports" and "games" have a long history.Their contents are constantly changing with the development of human communication technology.Since entering the electronic era,sports and games have more forms of expression.To a certain extent,a game in the virtual world boosts the realization of sports dreams of many sports fans.As a kind of media,video games can affect people's behavior.This research mainly uses the method of in-depth interview,selects 33 representative sports video game players to carry out the investigation.The purpose of this study is to find out the basic game behavior,game preference,game attitude of players and the real impact of the game itself on the players.In order to make up for the lack of qualitative research,we use the method of questionnaire to obtain the quantitative data related to sports video game players.Through the analysis of the survey results,the main characteristics of the group of sports video game players are summarized,and the basic group portraits are depicted.The results show that:(1)Sports video game players are mainly male college students and young practitioners;(2)The players' choice of game types is related to the popularity and difficulty of the sport in reality.The FIFA series of Electronic Arts company,the PES series of KONAMI company,NBA 2K of American 2K games and other old western large-scale simulation football and basketball video games are the most popular,and the loyalty of players is relatively high;In contrast,domestic sports video games are in an awkward situation.(3)There is a high coincidence between sports video game players and sports fans.They realize sports dreams and star dreams that cannot be realized in reality through games;Sports in virtual world is spiritual comfort and psychological compensation for mediocre reality;(4)Chinese sports video game players are generally rational,they do not lose their way between the virtual and the reality,and they do not reduce their participation in the reality due to their addiction to the game;(5)Sports video games expand the connotation and extension of sports,and have positive value in disseminating sports knowledge,sports information and deepening players' understanding of sports.
Keywords/Search Tags:sports video games, gamers, game experience, sports enthusiasts, sports culture
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