Keywords video games, video game culture, cultural studies, discourse, gamer stereotypes From books that look at Gaming as Culture (Williams, Hendricks, & Winkler, 2006) to journals such as Games and Culture (SAGE), there is a great deal of academic buzz about video game culture.1 There has been a great deal of ‘‘cultural’’ work done around video games, particularly in the past 10 years. By critically examining how video game culture has been defined in both press and academic articles, this paper illuminates how this definition has limited the study of video games and where it can move. This has implications for how video games are studied and is connected with how culture is studied more broadly. Unpacking the discourses surrounding ‘‘video game culture’’ allows us to see the power dynamics involved in attributing certain characteristics to it, as well as naming it ‘‘video game culture’’ as such. Games and Culture 5(4) 403-424 ª The Author(s) 2010 Reprints and permission: /journalsPermissions.nav DOI: 10.1177/1555412009360414 Ībstract What is video game culture, however? What does it mean to have a culture defined by the consumption of a particular medium? Moreover, what are the implications of defining this culture in a particular way? While there has been a great deal of ink split on video game culture, the actual definition of the term is often treated as common sense. What Is Video Game Culture? Cultural Studies and Game Studies > Version of Record - OnlineFirst Version of Record - What is This?ĭownloaded from by Krunoslav Nikodem on October 9, 2012 What Is Video Game Culture? Cultural Studies and Game Studies Adrienne Shaw Games and Culture 2010 5: 403 originally published online DOI: 10.1177/1555412009360414 The online version of this article can be found at: Īdditional services and information for Games and Culture can be found at: Email Alerts: Subscriptions: Reprints: Permissions: Citations:
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