RT Journal Article
T1 Let’s Play Democracy, Exploratory Analysis of Political Video Games.
A1 Torres-Toukoumidis, Angel
A1 Marín-Gutiérrez, Isidro
A1 Hinojosa-Becerra, Mónica
A1 León-Alberca, Tatiana
A1 Pérez Curiel, Concha
K1 Política - En los videojuegos
AB In current times, the concept of democracy has been transformed due to the ups and downs of the hyperdigitalized society, modifying its discourses and forms of participation. Recognizing that video games maintain a prominent role in the new generations, this research has the objective of analyzing independent video games related to the notion of democracy. For this reason, 26 video games were analyzed according to their democratic principles, their typology and their key components, resulting in a tendency towards the guarantee of civil liberties, political pluralism and separation of powers; likewise, there is a clear differentiation between persuasive and expressive video games, the former linked to polarization and criticism, while the latter responded to a reflexive conceptual line, added to the use of reward systems and progression in their key design components. It can be concluded that video games linked to democracy respond to an innovative interactive dimension that converts the traditional political canons by the creativity, freedom, and autonomy of the current audiences.
PB MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35253
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/35253
LA eng
NO Torres-Toukoumidis, A.; Gutiérrez, I.M.; Becerra, M.H.; León-Alberca, T.; Curiel, C.P. Let’s Play Democracy, Exploratory Analysis of Political Video Games. Societies 2023, 13, 28. https:// doi.org/10.3390/soc13020028
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 20 ene 2026