The thesis focuses on the reactions of readers to new ways of journalistic texts about computer games. These reactions often present themselves as a negative and intense rejection of writing about computer games beyond traditional modes of game journalism. Therefore, the thesis' main objective is to set these reactions to the context of changes in game culture and gamers' identity. The theoretical part describes the historical development of the computer games medium. It also summarizes Czech game journalism's evolution and describes the theoretical concepts of computer games as a specific medium, emphasizing the relationship between the medium and its consumer. The first part is enclosed by a chapter on fan cultures, especially on the gaming community. The central part of the research analyses users' comments, which react to analysed journalistic texts. Part of the analysis is also comprised of interviews with the authors of these texts. Such a constructed sample reveals that gamers and publicists perceive the computer games' nature and their roles in society differently. Furthermore, analysis has shown emphasis on identitarian themes in gaming community which manifested in rejecting the messages of analysed texts with reference to individual characteristics of its authors.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:nusl.cz/oai:invenio.nusl.cz:448511 |
| Date | January 2021 |
| Creators | Šanda, Štěpán |
| Contributors | Hroch, Miloš, Švelch, Jaroslav |
| Source Sets | Czech ETDs |
| Language | Czech |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | info:eu-repo/semantics/masterThesis |
| Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/restrictedAccess |
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