Reflections on the perception of video games, esports and their possible dangers in the context of academic and common discourses
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https://doi.org/10.25312/2083-2923.23_05pkKeywords:
cyberpsychology, esport, aggression, addiction, ludologyAbstract
The aim of the article is to draw attention to the bias not only in colloquial but also in academic discourse on video games and esports. Treating the above-mentioned phenomena as inherently negative (modelling aggressive behaviour, addictive behaviour, without any personality-developing qualities) may lead to the failure to perceive the advantages and benefits of games and to omitting this sphere of human activity in academic considerations, therefore scientific knowledge about them remains incomplete and relatively few researchers are trying to expand on that knowledge. The presentation of, mainly, foreign research results is intended to propose different optics for the perception of video games and esports and is also an attempt to counter the allegations made against them.
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