Sociološke osnove gaming kulture

master's thesis

• Title (english): Sociological fundamentals of gaming culture
• Author: Luka Gajić
• Mentor: Renato Matić (mentor)
• Mentor: Lovre de Grisogono (sumentor)
• Committee member: Marica Marinović Golubić (predsjednik povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Ivan Perkov (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Marija Zelić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Renato Matić (član povjerenstva)
• Committee member: Lovre de Grisogono (član povjerenstva)
• Granter: University of Zagreb; Faculty of Croatian Studies; (Department of Sociology); Zagreb
• Defense date and country: 2024-09-11, Croatia
• Scientific / art field, discipline and subdiscipline: SOCIAL SCIENCES; Sociology

Abstract

Cilj ovoga rada jest doprinijeti sociološkome shvaćanju gaming kulture i onih koje nazivamo
gamerima. Istraživanjem se nastoje dobiti saznanja o tome kako gameri sami sebe percipiraju
u kontekstu gaming kulture te upoznati se s igračkim navikama ljudi koji igraju videoigre.
Također, nastoji se saznati kakvi su stavovi igrača prema drugim tipovima igrača, kao i o
njihovim stavovima prema igranju videoigara u cijelosti. Istraživanje je provedeno web
anketom o samoidentifikaciji gamera nad 140 punoljetnih ispitanika unutar hrvatskih
gamerskih kanala na platformama poput Discorda, grupa na Facebooku te ostalih manjih online
zajednica. U radu se, nakon upoznavanja s terminom gaminga, njegove povijesti, podjele
videoigara i ostalih bitnih podjela unutar gaminga, razmatraju pozitivni i negativni učinci
igranja videoigara. Predstavlja se prelazak gaminga iz supkulture u kulturu, postojanje
određenih stereotipa o ljudima koji igraju videoigre te povezanost socioloških termina s
elementima gaming kulture. U istraživačkome dijelu rada dvije hipoteze su potvrđene, jedna je
potvrđena djelomično, dok je jedna odbačena. Također, dobivena su saznanja o igračkim
navikama te stavovima ispitanika o aspektima igranja videoigara, poput osobne percepcije
pojma gamer ili sudjelovanja u aktivnostima kao što su gledanje streamera i sudjelovanje u
gamerskim zajednicama. Važno je napomenuti kako je gaming najbrže rastuća industrija zabave
u svijetu čime ima velik utjecaj na društvo te postaje značajnom temom socioloških istraživanja.

Abstract (english)

The aim of this paper is to contribute to the sociological understanding of gaming culture and
those we call gamers. The research endeavors to gain knowledge about how players percieve
themselves in the context of gaming culture, and to learn about the gaming habits of people
who play video games. Also, it tries to find out what the players' attitudes are towards other
types of players, as well as their attitudes towards playing video games in general. The research
was conducted by a web survey on self-identification of gamers among 140 adult respondents
within Croatian gaming channels on platforms such as Discord, Facebook groups and other
smaller online communities. After getting acquainted with the term gaming, its history, the
division of video games and other important divisions within it, the paper examines the positive
and negative effects of playing videogames. The transition of gaming from subculture to
culture, the existence of certain stereotypes about people who play video games and the
connection of sociological terms with elements of gaming culture are presented. In the research
part of the paper, two hypotheses were confirmed, one was partially confirmed, while one was
rejected. Also, knowledge was gained about the gaming habits and attitudes of respondents
about aspects of playing video games, such as personal perception of the term gamer or
participating in activies such as watching streamers and participating in gaming communities.
It is important to note that gaming is the fastest growing entertainment industry in the world,
which has a great impact on society and is becoming an important topic of sociological research.

• Keywords: gaming; igrači; stereotipi; supkultura; videoigre
• Keywords (english): gaming; players; stereotypes; subculture; videogames
• Language: croatian
• URN:NBN: urn:nbn:hr:111:839703
• Study programme: Title: Sociology (Double major, Teaching Stream); Study programme type: university; Study level: graduate; Academic / professional title: sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije sociologije / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra sociologije (sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra edukacije sociologije / sveučilišni/a magistar/magistra sociologije)
• Type of resource: Text
• File origin: Born digital
• Access conditions: Open access
• Created on: 2024-09-18 09:34:49