Abstract
This paper undertakes the definition of “identity” and analyses its current meaning in a modern society and how individuals as an individual identify the self as the the world is experiencing evolution day by day, hence is the identity of individuals online, more specifically, gamers online. How do gamers sees themselves and to what do they attributes the qualities and assets of their identity in this vast online gaming community? This paper further delves into the world Read more [...]
Twitch has evolved from a game-streaming platform, to streamers presenting a program for their followers within a conventional (Nabatchi & Leighninger, 2015), yet digital community in a third place that the audience subscribes to because of their interests and likes.
One of the key factors for this change comes from the shift in what a community now looks like, courtesy of the presence of social media. The other is, the way that societies have experienced Read more [...]