Correlations of Culture, Game Principles and Media Productions

Authors

  • Hana Pravdová University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava Author
  • Zora Hudíková University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava Author

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.0000/sp0n9q76

Keywords:

artistic culture, culture, game, game principles, game rituals, media staging, narrative immersion, narrative introspection, player, socio-culture, spectacularity

Abstract

The study deals with culture, acting principles and media productions. From this aspect, the authors argue for the premise of their correlation, applying interdisciplinary approaches to the analysis of sources and applying hermeneutic, phenomenological-reductive and causal approaches. In the study, they highlight the penetration of game elements into culture, the influence of game elements on human behaviour and identify them in people’s everyday activities. They recognise game elements in the various social roles of individuals that determine their social behaviour and actions as well as their game actions. They deal with game principles and related game rituals, forming an integral symbolic part of socio-culture and artistic culture. They conceive the theoretical starting points mainly in relation to the game principle of mimicry. They reflect the dimensions of games in the interface of their purpose, utility, creativity and aesthetic qualities. They point to the audience’s capacity for narrative immersion in the context of their fascination with games and media content. In this context, they define and conceptualise the term “narrative audience introspection” and point to the spectacularity of games and media productions.

Author Biographies

  • Hana Pravdová, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

    Hana Pravdová is Professor at the Faculty of Mass Media Communication UCM in Trnava and Head of the Department of Language Communication. She specialises in media, communication and cultural studies. She works as a lecturer and pedagogical researcher in the field of media and communication studies. Her research and teaching activities focus on the areas of media culture, games and gaming principles in cultural history, the media and cultural industries, globalisation and media localisation, journalistic genres, multiplatform journalism and editorial systems in the media.

  • Zora Hudíková, University of Ss. Cyril and Methodius in Trnava

    Zora Hudíková is an Associate Professor at the Faculty of Mass Media Communication at the UCM in Trnava and head of the Department of Artistic Communication. She specialises in media psychology and media and communication studies. Her research and teaching activities include topics such as media psychology, the personality of the creator and the personality of the percipient, cognitive processing of media content, creativity in media and artistic production, the effects of media production, management of creative teams, radio and television journalism, sociocultural aspects of the market environment and media performance.

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Published

2021-11-30

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Section

Theoretical studies

How to Cite

Pravdová, H., & Hudíková, Z. (2021). Correlations of Culture, Game Principles and Media Productions. Communication Today, 12(2), 4-19. https://doi.org/10.0000/sp0n9q76