The Use of WhatsApp Groups by Communities of Play: Promoting the Communication and Strengthening Social Ties

DOI:  https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/disertaciones/a.6074

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Published: Dec 13, 2018
Issue: Vol. 12 No. 1 (2019): Communication and Mobile Devices
Section Estudios (Studies)


Keywords: Digital games mobile communication sociability

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Authors

Micheline Dayse Gomes Batista
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)
Vilma Barbosa Felix
Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Abstract

This paper aims to analyze communication and socialization possibilities in digital game communities, ranging from chat rooms in the game environment to groups in instant messaging applications such as WhatsApp. We begin with an ethnographic account in the game Elves vs. Dwarves to demonstrate that WhatsApp groups allow you to take the game experience beyond your own game, extending to the player’s daily practices.
Author Biographies

Micheline Dayse Gomes Batista, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Jornalista, especialista em história contemporânea, mestre e doutora em sociologia.

Vilma Barbosa Felix, Universidade Federal de Pernambuco (UFPE)

Cientista social, especialista em ciência política, mestre e doutoranda em sociologia
How to Cite
Gomes Batista, M. D., & Barbosa Felix, V. (2018). The Use of WhatsApp Groups by Communities of Play: Promoting the Communication and Strengthening Social Ties. Anuario Electrónico De Estudios En Comunicación Social "Disertaciones", 12(1), 88–111. https://doi.org/10.12804/revistas.urosario.edu.co/disertaciones/a.6074
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