Obiettivo Online games have developed into mainstream entertainment: a growing number of gamers communicate and interact in virtual worlds - and spend a good part of their spare time there. However, research has yet to adequately acknowledge this socio-cultural shift toward the mainstream: psychological 'effects' studies and anecdotal case descriptions remain the dominant approaches. The proposed research programme follows a different approach, focusing on the social foundations of online gaming in a holistic way, revolving around the central question of how social order is built and organised in online game environments; i.e. how this affects the so-called 'real life' (the 'out-of-the-game' experience) of the user - and vice versa: how real life affects the experience 'in' the game ('virtual life'). Both the virtual and real lives of the users, as well as the interrelations between the two, will be analysed with reference to social micro-, meso- and macro-levels. The research will start on the macro-level: the first step involves an analysis of the economic and regulatory background to online gaming, based on expert interviews. Overview data on the general status of the social phenomenon will be collected via a survey, using a pre-selected sample drawn from an omnibus study. On the meso-level, the structure of specific user groups will be explored via interviews and observations in real life and in the virtual worlds (immersive research). On the micro-level, the integration of online gaming into the everyday life of individual users will be studied via guided interviews and observations, again both in-game and in real life. All research steps will be repeated using a panel design with three waves, enabling the documentation of temporal changes in this dynamic field. Programma(i) FP7-IDEAS-ERC - Specific programme: "Ideas" implementing the Seventh Framework Programme of the European Community for research, technological development and demonstration activities (2007 to 2013) Argomento(i) ERC-SG-ID1 - ERC Starting Grant Interdisciplinary Panel Invito a presentare proposte ERC-2009-StG Vedi altri progetti per questo bando Meccanismo di finanziamento ERC-SG - ERC Starting Grant Istituzione ospitante Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Contributo UE € 724 358,51 Indirizzo SCHLOSSPLATZ 2 48149 MUENSTER Germania Mostra sulla mappa Regione Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Thorsten Quandt (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Katharina Steinberg (Mrs.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato Beneficiari (2) Classifica in ordine alfabetico Classifica per Contributo UE Espandi tutto Riduci tutto Westfälische Wilhelms-Universität Münster Germania Contributo UE € 724 358,51 Indirizzo SCHLOSSPLATZ 2 48149 MUENSTER Mostra sulla mappa Regione Nordrhein-Westfalen Münster Münster, Kreisfreie Stadt Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Ricercatore principale Thorsten Quandt (Prof.) Contatto amministrativo Katharina Steinberg (Mrs.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato UNIVERSITAET HOHENHEIM Partecipazione conclusa Germania Contributo UE € 1 115 841,49 Indirizzo SCHLOSS HOHENHEIM 70599 Stuttgart Mostra sulla mappa Regione Baden-Württemberg Stuttgart Stuttgart, Stadtkreis Tipo di attività Higher or Secondary Education Establishments Contatto amministrativo Stephan Dabbert (Prof.) Collegamenti Contatta l’organizzazione Opens in new window Sito web Opens in new window Costo totale Nessun dato
