Verbal violence in online multiplayer games
Year: 2025
Type: article
Abstract: This research paper examines various aspects of online gaming, gaming culture, computer-mediated communication and anonymity, and verbal violence and its manifestations in multiplayer games. This highlights the emergence of verbal violence as a form of communicative culture among players in online multiplayer games. Insults emerge as one of the most prominent forms of verbal violence, alongside cyberbullying, and vary depending on the participants' roles in gameplay. Overall, the player's choice of game type should be considered when analysing the relationship between video games and verbal aggression.
Authors: Gaouas Djamal, Menaceur Khaled, Amara Abdelhalim
Language: English
Topic: Digital Games and Media
Subfield: Sociology and Political Science
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4410714938