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 Justicia social
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 IOAP-MDPI
YR 2023
FD 2023-01-28
LK https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26077
UL https://hdl.handle.net/10630/26077
LA eng
NO Torres-Toukoumidis A, Gutiérrez IM, Becerra MH, León-Alberca T, Curiel CP. Let’s Play Democracy, Exploratory Analysis of Political Video Games. Societies. 2023; 13(2):28. https://doi.org/10.3390/soc13020028
NO Partial funding for open access charge: Universidad de Málaga
DS RIUMA. Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Málaga
RD 21 ene 2026