This article by Shanahan is about the personal experiences of gamers online and the certain rituals that goes on throughout that community, but also at the same time deals with negative taunting from other gamers. It defiantly connects to what we just discus with Juul and the Art of Failure and why do we continue to play these games even when it can have negative effects on us as we continue to fail them. He also relates to how the culture of a film also has an effect on the game as most of the players are hardcore fans who grew up wanting to be like those characters they saw on the screen. He uses JKII: Jedi Outcast, which is a star wars game and talks about how the other players crouch down before a duel online as a sign of respect as they are portraying what the Jedi do in the movies. this also touches on Juul Magic circle and what to choose to take out of that circle with us, in this case the player understands his connection between the game and the world as he understands that he has a love for this culture he has grown up and realizes that he has real problems to deal with which helps him disconnect himself from the ignorance on the other side of the game. As a person who’s played more online with consoles than PC I’ve encountered this many of times and just like Shanahan I decided to not get into a back in forth with someone taunting me about my race as defeating them gives me more satisfaction just as when we fail in games though it angers us we come back for that satisfaction of winning and beating the game.
6 thoughts on “Bow”
Comments are closed.
Game Studies 
I felt Shanahan’s struggle I also have experienced what some people would call sore losing, especially in competitive combat oriented games. The sore losers would call me every kind of terrible name over the chat, but it didn’t truly matter because I had already won 🙂
LikeLike
I know and that sucks but its always those people who invest way to much time in it and forget its just a damn game, but beating them is so satisfying.
LikeLike
It’s extremely frustrating to go through negative treatment from other players. It’s not simply just aggravating either, its breaks the entire concept of “Magic Circle” the space in which we find safe to game feels violated. Even “game rituals” or game culture being misused is a feeling of betrayal
LikeLike
Most defiantly, because whats the point if you have people like this who totally ignores that and has no respect of the safe space others have created.
LikeLike
I agree with your perspective of the Magic Circle and one’s ability to not allow negativity on video games deeply affect them. I have always found it interesting how one could express such negativity and vulgarity within a game in ways that they would never actually do in real life. It’s almost as though morality does not exist within the game world. This article is definitely on point in regards to the good player versus the bad player. It is interesting how the game mechanics and functions allow you to decide which player you will be in each game.
LikeLike
Same here like when I’m playing online and just listen to the things they say and they say it like its just ok and common. It gets to a point where I just get on to shut those guys up.
LikeLike