Gaming Social Capital: Exploring Civic Value in Multiplayer Video Games. Issue 4 (9th May 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Molyneux, Logan; Vasudevan, Krishnan; Gil de Zúñiga, Homero
• Is Part Of: Journal of computer-mediated communication. Volume 20:Issue 4(2015:Jul.)
• Page Start: 381
• Page End: 399
• Publication Date: 2015-05-09
• Subjects: Video Games -- Multiplayer Games -- Gaming Social Capital -- Social Capital -- Civic Participation; Telematics -- Periodicals; Computer networks -- Social aspects -- Periodicals; Communication -- Periodicals; 302.20285
• DOI: 10.1111/jcc4.12123
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1083-6101

Abstract

Abstract: Recent research suggests that social interactions in video games may lead to the development of community bonding and prosocial attitudes. Building on this line of research, a national survey of U.S. adults finds that gamers who develop ties with a community of fellow gamers possess gaming social capital, a new gaming-related community construct that is shown to be a positive antecedent in predicting both face-to-face social capital and civic participation.