Wednesday, April 8, 2009
So what the hell is all this?
This was a group project done for Washington State University Vancouver’s DTC 375 class, spring 2009. The focus of the research for this project was to identify any digital language divides there may be by (age, sex, etc.) for the ability to read and understand online gaming language. If you are curious what our group found, continue reading...
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Our Group Project Board
Our Research Paper
Work Cited
PDF VERSION Steinkuehler, Constance A. “Massively Multiplayer Online Video Gaming as Participation in a Discourse.” Mind, Culture, and Activity 13.1 (2006): 38‐52.
Baron, Naomi S. “Are Digital Media Changing Language?” Educational Leadership. Vol. 66 No 6 (Mar. 2005): 42‐46.
Blashki, Katherine, Sophie Nichol. “Game Geek’s Goss: Linguistic Creativity In Young Males Within An Online University Forum.” Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society Vol. 3 No 2 (2005): 77‐86.
Payne, Matt. “Playing the Digital Divide.” Kairosnews. 10 Jun. 2005. 24 Mar. 2009.
Roberts, Christina. “Game Speak.” 20 March 2009.
Baron, Naomi S. “Are Digital Media Changing Language?” Educational Leadership. Vol. 66 No 6 (Mar. 2005): 42‐46.
Blashki, Katherine, Sophie Nichol. “Game Geek’s Goss: Linguistic Creativity In Young Males Within An Online University Forum.” Australian Journal of Emerging Technologies and Society Vol. 3 No 2 (2005): 77‐86.
Payne, Matt. “Playing the Digital Divide.” Kairosnews. 10 Jun. 2005. 24 Mar. 2009.
Roberts, Christina. “Game Speak.” 20 March 2009.
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Survey Questions
1) Your Age:
2) Your Gender: Female Male Other
3) Your Income:
$‐0.00‐$20,000.00 $21,000.00‐$40,000.00 $41,000.00‐$60,000.00 $61,000.00‐$80,000.00 $81,000.00‐$100,000.00 $101,000.00+ Other
4) Do you have a computer, Internet access, mobile phone, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod, or other devices? Please list your most commonly utilized electronic devices.
5) Do you, or have you ever played, multiplayer games with in‐game text‐based communication systems, such as World of Warcraft? (If not, skip to Q#6)
a. Why do you play the online game?
b. How often do you play?
c. Do you use the slang from the game(s) you play in your normal text‐based and verbal communications? (For example LOL)
d. Do you think online games affect how we speak when talking to others more than in the past? Why?
2) Your Gender: Female Male Other
3) Your Income:
$‐0.00‐$20,000.00 $21,000.00‐$40,000.00 $41,000.00‐$60,000.00 $61,000.00‐$80,000.00 $81,000.00‐$100,000.00 $101,000.00+ Other
4) Do you have a computer, Internet access, mobile phone, Blackberry, iPhone, iPod, or other devices? Please list your most commonly utilized electronic devices.
5) Do you, or have you ever played, multiplayer games with in‐game text‐based communication systems, such as World of Warcraft? (If not, skip to Q#6)
a. Why do you play the online game?
b. How often do you play?
c. Do you use the slang from the game(s) you play in your normal text‐based and verbal communications? (For example LOL)
d. Do you think online games affect how we speak when talking to others more than in the past? Why?
Quiz Yourself With these words, How many do you know?
-LOL- -OMG- -ROFL- -TY- -SMEX- -GG- -NOOB- -BBL- -LMAO- -BRB- -AFK- -PWN- -UBER- -BB- -BBS- -WTF- -TBH- -LAWL- -UR- -C- -U- -R- -O- -B- -SRY- -CHAR- -VC- -NUH- -INORITE- -PT- -WAT- -NUB- -PLOX- -PLOXORX- -WUT-
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