[en] Since its first appearance in the early 1960s, video game has become one of the most popular forms of entertainment in France and francophone Belgium. As for other cultural industries, the last decades have seen the emergence of multiple discourses around video game, whether they come from the media, the public or the private sphere. From the themes of violence and addiction to the perception of video game as a cultural object, this paper aims to provide a comprehensive overview of game-related discourses and representations (and their recent evolution) in Francophone Europe.
Research Center/Unit :
LEMME - Laboratoire d'Étude sur les Médias et la Médiation - ULiège
Disciplines :
Communication & mass media
Author, co-author :
Delbouille, Julie ; Université de Liège > Département des Arts et Sciences de la communication > Médiation esthétique et théories de la réception
Language :
English
Title :
Video Games in France and Francophone Belgium. Discourses and cultural legitimation
Publication date :
02 May 2019
Journal title :
Contemporary French Civilization
ISSN :
0147-9156
Publisher :
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, United States - Illinois
