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ZeromuS
Profile Blog Joined October 2010
Canada13389 Posts
March 08 2011 09:05 GMT
#1
Hello fellow Tlers,

A few weeks ago I was having some issues with my thesis topic for my Master's in criminology. Through some lengthy discussion, and thoughts of others I discovered that my wording for my thesis was terrible and this lead to my and everyone else's confusion. More than this I decided on what I really wanted to look at for the next two years!

Currently, I have decided on the following:

- I will be conducting covert participant observational research
- I will be conducting interviews with key individuals I meet through my observation
- I will analyse all my data using Qualitative Content Analysis

Well what's my thesis topic you may ask? Well I'll tell you

The expression of non-ludic interpersonal aggression in video game play.

If you don't get what I mean I'll describe it for you

Ludology is the study of video games. There is an academic term which is derived from this and that is the term "ludic". The term ludic is an adjective that can be used to describe an action as particular to video game play.

Call of Duty is an example of a Ludic War in which players conduct a war in a video game. Chess for Windows is Ludic-chess. Starcraft is Ludic Grand War as well (though on a totally different scale from COD).

So what does this have to do with my thesis topic?

Well I am looking at the expression of violence and aggression between people who play video games outside of the expected violence which occurs in video games as the result of in game objectives and requirements.

So non-ludic interpersonal aggression refers to physical altercations, yelling, and swearing or insulting others outside the game environment or in the game environment but outside of the expected in game actions. So shooting someone or killing them in a game isn't part of my study but telling them to "F***" their "Mother's Cancerous C***" would be.

Nobody has really looked at this topic qualitatively so I am super excited :D. I have decided to dedicate this blog to whatever findings I can post and for when I need some brainstorming help to figure stuff out. I figure posting (semi) regularly once I start data collection will help keep me motivated to finish my Masters degree. This is assuming what I choose to post is well within the bounds of ethics board approval. So long as I keep it really general it should be. :D

Thanks for Reading!

TL;DR: For the next two years I get to study video game playing for a master's thesis and it will be awesome. Gonna post here when I'm stuck and when I find something cool as long as I can ethically (Academically) justify it.

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StrategyRTS forever | @ZeromuS_plays | www.twitch.tv/Zeromus_
Souma
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
2nd Worst City in CA8938 Posts
March 08 2011 09:15 GMT
#2
I guess you'll be playing a lot of HoN.

Good luck.
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adso
Profile Joined March 2011
718 Posts
March 08 2011 09:35 GMT
#3
Thank you... great sense of what's important
Will bookmark and
hope to read from you soon...
Mavkar
Profile Blog Joined February 2010
Germany592 Posts
March 08 2011 09:59 GMT
#4
On March 08 2011 18:15 Souma wrote:
I guess you'll be playing a lot of HoN.

Good luck.

Yeah, every team-based competitive game like Dota, HoN etc. is like 80% flaming on public servers. The main difference between team based games and sth like Cod or SC2 is in Dota the flaming takes part between team-mates.
The Community is really the thing holding those games back.
Good luck with your thesis. I myself am in the middle of finding a subject for my bachelor thesis(Geography).
I'm shy and reserved, even on the internet.
bITt.mAN
Profile Blog Joined March 2009
Switzerland3693 Posts
March 08 2011 10:52 GMT
#5
If not for content matter, you can listen to this while writing it, it's from the Halo 3 OST, about Killing your Friends


+ Show Spoiler +
"Killtactular
Is screamed at me
Followed by "noob" and other obscenities
I haven't done a thing to deserve these things"
BW4LYF . . . . . . PM me, I LOVE PMs. . . . . . Long live "NaDa's Body" . . . . . . Fantasy | Bisu/Best | Jaedong . . . . .
Redunzl
Profile Blog Joined January 2010
862 Posts
March 08 2011 13:22 GMT
#6
Isn't all interpersonal agression in a video game (which is extrapersonal) non-ludic, by definition?
Poo
Profile Blog Joined August 2010
Canada536 Posts
March 26 2011 17:23 GMT
#7
That sounds like an interesting topic, I'm sort of curious about the range of results you'll get. Looking forward to your updates.

On March 08 2011 18:15 Souma wrote:
I guess you'll be playing a lot of HoN.

Good luck.



I agree.. lol.. that or dota would be your pubmed of resources.. xD
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