Provozierte Unruhe: Von Störungen und Entstörungen in Among Us

Key insights

7 takeaways

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Intentional disruptions of game rules, known as 'breachings,' serve as a research method to reveal the invisible social infrastructures and trust-based expectations that govern online gaming.See it on page 5
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In an observed session of Among Us, a player's deliberate 'trolling' forced the group to engage in 'entstörung' (restoration) processes, demonstrating that cooperation is not just a prerequisite but a continuous, active negotiation.See it on page 1
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The study highlights that trust in online gaming is a complex socio-technical arrangement involving the game platform, individual player behaviors, and the specific context of the gaming environment.See it on page 6
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The research utilized a multi-layered documentation approach, including video recordings, Discord voice and text logs, and field notes from a university seminar held on January 20, 2021, to analyze player interactions.See it on page 18
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When a player intentionally violates established social or game norms, the group must decide whether to redefine 'normal play' or dismiss the disruption, often leading to moral negotiations about what constitutes acceptable behavior.See it on page 15
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The seminar setting itself influenced player behavior, as participants were aware of being observed, suggesting that 'natural' gaming situations are difficult to isolate from the research context.See it on page 18
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The study concludes that 'breachings' are not only an ethnomethodological research tool but also a distinct form of play that allows participants to become active co-researchers in the study of their own social dynamics.See it on page 18

Summary

Von Störungen und Entstörungen in Among Us Irena Brehm / Beate Ochsner / Henrika Röhr / Anna-Marie Rönsch / Ramona Schön / Markus Spöhrer / Harald Waldrich Die folgende Analyse beschäftigt sich mit der Frage von Vertrauensbildung oder Vertrauensverlust in Prozessen des Online-Gamings. Gegenstand der Untersuchung ist eine konkrete Spielsituation im Spiel Among Us, die im Sinne Harold Garfinkels als breaching zu verstehen ist (Garfinkel 1963, 1964).

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