The politics of Pokémon: socialized gaming, religious themes and the construction of communal narratives

Twitch Plays Pokémon presented a unique opportunity: sixty to one hundred twenty thousand players aimed to complete a single run of Pokémon: Red Version. Oppositional identities, based on differences in strategy were created, and a player-driven narrative began to form, codified by specific Pokémon...

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Main Author: Lindsey, Marley-Vincent (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Heidelberg University Publishing 2015
In: Online - Heidelberg journal of religions on the internet
Year: 2015, Volume: 7, Pages: 107-138
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Pokemon (Computer game) / Game / Community / Narrativity / Religiosity
Further subjects:B Competition
B Twitch Plays Pokémon
B multitude
B Iconography
B seriality
B Digital Games
B Convergence
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