Concept information
Preferred term
game-playing online communities
Definition
- As with so many other areas within digital culture and computer-mediated communication, online computer gaming has grown in popularity almost faster than it is possible to describe. Widespread access to advanced computers, high-speed Internet connections, and rapid development of game technology and sophisticated games have produced ever rising numbers of gamers who like to play online. [Source: Encyclopedia of Community: From the Village to the Virtual World; Online Communities, Game-Playing]
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URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/game-playing_online_communities
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