Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process

With every passing year, the number of people who play video games as a form of leisure activity increases and so does the importance of understanding the social aspects of the virtual realm. This paper seeks to grasp the process of socialization that occurs when a raid group of ten members decides...

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Main Author: Lee, Yan Song
Other Authors: Han Sam
Format: Final Year Project
Language:English
Published: 2015
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spelling sg-ntu-dr.10356-624832019-12-10T14:01:21Z Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process Lee, Yan Song Han Sam School of Humanities and Social Sciences DRNTU::Social sciences::Sociology::Social control With every passing year, the number of people who play video games as a form of leisure activity increases and so does the importance of understanding the social aspects of the virtual realm. This paper seeks to grasp the process of socialization that occurs when a raid group of ten members decides to admit ten more players in a virtual game world known as World of Warcraft. This paper first breaks down the socialization process into four distinct stages of investigation, socialization, maintenance and re-socialization. At each stage, the power gap between the leaders and the newcomers is argued to be either wide or (perceived to be) narrow. This paper posits that the key to socializing loyal members who are able to contribute effectively to the group’s goals is the alternation between wide to (perceived) narrow of the power gap from one socialization stage to another. Bachelor of Arts 2015-04-08T08:34:36Z 2015-04-08T08:34:36Z 2015 2015 Final Year Project (FYP) http://hdl.handle.net/10356/62483 en Nanyang Technological University 25 p. application/msword
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Lee, Yan Song
Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
description With every passing year, the number of people who play video games as a form of leisure activity increases and so does the importance of understanding the social aspects of the virtual realm. This paper seeks to grasp the process of socialization that occurs when a raid group of ten members decides to admit ten more players in a virtual game world known as World of Warcraft. This paper first breaks down the socialization process into four distinct stages of investigation, socialization, maintenance and re-socialization. At each stage, the power gap between the leaders and the newcomers is argued to be either wide or (perceived to be) narrow. This paper posits that the key to socializing loyal members who are able to contribute effectively to the group’s goals is the alternation between wide to (perceived) narrow of the power gap from one socialization stage to another.
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author Lee, Yan Song
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title Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
title_short Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
title_full Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
title_fullStr Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
title_full_unstemmed Socialization in virtual worlds : how the power gap affects the socialization process
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