Dislocated Character Affirmation——A Case Study of Young Female Gamers’ Identity in Online Games

• 作者: Wu Lingwei Yang Xiaohong
• 来源期刊: 当代社会科学（英文）
• 学科: 社会科学
• 年，卷（期）: ddshkxyw_2017,（3）
• 页码范围: 123-132
• 页数: 10页
• 分类号: C913.68

摘要

What are the real intentions of young women to play online games? Can they benefit more than just entertainment? Based on a 2-year followup survey of a young female online gamer, this paper explores the inner experiences of a young female gamers. Findings indicate that young female Chinese gamers attach importance to the choice of characters in the world of online games and that they establish a sense of identity in virtual space through character affirmation and interactions with other gamers. For young female gamers, who are eager to temporarily escape from reality, playing online games is a positive psychological compensation and a process for building self-confidence.