This posting has several parts, so be sure to follow the instructions carefully.
Find a community that you are going to observe for your final ethnography project. Use the double entry note taking strategy I showed you in class, and complete at least three pages of notes on your community. Remember, the left side of the ledger is for observable details, sights, sounds, diagrams, and so forth. The right side is for your thoughts about what you are saying- put any questions you raise, and inferences you make, and any subjective comments on the left side. Take pictures of the notes or scan the notes. Save the notes using cloud storage, and post a link to your notes at the top of your entry. If you are not a tech savvy person, I recommend you watch a YouTube video on how to use google docs and obtain a link for a file. It won't take long, and this skill will come in handy when you are putting your portfolios together.
Once your notes are taken, and the link is posted, I want you to develop a coherent posting that outlines the history of the community, its goals, values, and so forth. DO NOT start your piece by saying, "The community I chose to do my ethnography on is _______________." Instead, I want you to introduce the community and let the community take center stage. Here's an example opening: The Legal Writing Institute (LWI) is a community of legal professionals and legal writing faculty from across the United States. LWI serves law professors, legal writing scholars, attorneys, and judges to develop pathways to improve writing in the legal field.
Notice there isn't any, "the community I chose...," or "I searched the web for fifteen minutes before finally finding X community." Your goal is to show what the community is like, so stay focused on showing the community. There may be room for some first person 'I' point of view, but remember to think critically about what the first person perspective is doing for the text you are creating.
Once you have rendered a substantive review of the community, its mission, and values, you are to develop some open ended questions that will guide your project. Consider Greene's criteria for developing open ended questions as you craft your questions. Your questions must be open ended, and there cannot be obvious answers to these questions. Many of the articles we have read this term are framed around a research question, and your project should begin with a research question. As your project unfolds, your questions may change and evolve- that's okay. In fact, I'm a bit worried when questions don't evolve and change as the research process unfolds.
Your goal in responding to peers is to help one another. Ultimately, the goal is to develop successful ethnographies, and your job as a respondent is to bring insights, questions, and reasoning to the board that will help the writer develop his or her piece. If you notice that someone has fallen short in crafting some open-ended questions, then you might jump in and help frame a question or two. If you have similar experience in a community that is like the one that a peer is researching, you can share your experiences.
This posting will be worth 45 points, broken down as follows:
Double Entry Notes: 10 points
Write-up About the Community: 15 points
Open-Ended Questions: 10 points
Responses to Peers: 10 points
This is a very serious posting because it is the starting point for your final project. Make this posting great, and you will be doing yourself a favor going forward. Brush this posting off, and I promise, it will come back to haunt you.
If you have any questions, please get ahold of me.
Best,
Joseph
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ReplyDeleteWe’ve all heard of The Beatles, The Backstreet Boys, and NSYNC. It’s no surprise that these boybands had massive followings of dedicated fans. But a newer band called One Direction doesn’t just have “fans” they have Directioners. Directioners are much more dedicated and involved than the average One Direction fan, they go as far as calling themselves a family. But to understand the fandom we must first know the band. One Direction was formed back in 2010 on the British singing show X-Factor where they finished in 3rd place. Since then the band has put out five albums and gone on four world tours.
With such a quick rise to fame it is common to wonder what is so great about One Direction. Their fans buy all their merch, music, and even go to all their shows. Your first assumption may be that their music is amazing. But depending on your taste you may disagree. Like boybands in the past One Direction also sings upbeat pop songs typically about love and romance. Pop music is an extremely popular genre that is enjoyed by many people therefore making their sound enjoyable to most. Topics such as romance and love are also very relatable and safe allowing all ages to feel like they are connecting to the music while also keeping it appropriate for the younger audience.
Directioners flood social media with fan accounts, fan- fiction, tweets, and pictures all of One direction. On websites like Twitter, Instagram, and Tumblr Directioners connect with one another. They are also able to follow the members and see what they are up to. One member that stands out on social media is Harry Styles, he has the most follows on both Instagram and Twitter. But what makes him the favorite? He tweets and posts the least yet has the most followers.
Directioners consider themselves to be a family, they have a common goal of supporting One Direction and its members no matter what they do. This goes further than buying merch and music but writing fanfiction about the boys or sending them messages and tweets knowing they will most likely never read them. Why do Directioners write fanfiction? Why do they send the boys hundreds of tweets just to end up with no response? It’s hard to say unless you have been in their position. It is easy to judge Directioners and assume they are preteen girls with an unhealthy obsession. While this may be true for some members of the fandom it would be unfair to stereotype them all. The craze for One Direction goes beyond the catchy pop songs and the fans are more than dedicated, they are passionate.
One question you put in your notes and could help develop your paper further is "Who is the most popular member of 1D?" Harry has the most amount of social media followers, but if you raise this question to members of the community, you may get some very interesting responses. For example, you could mention to someone whose favorite member is Liam that Harry is the most popular reaction and see that Directioner give a passionate response about why Liam is the best. Questions like these will show how these Directioners actually think. Another question you could pose is for members you find that are older than teenage girls is "Why are you still so passionate about the band at this age?" Another thing I saw in your research is that Directioners buy merch, albums, and concert tickets. You could ask them why it is so worth it to spend all that money on a band.
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ReplyDeleteThe mysterious, breathtaking, and dramatic show, Pretty Little Liars, has generated a lasting group. The cast and producers would consider this group to be more like a “family.” The Pretty Little Liars fan base, The PLL Army, is consisted of a group of people who watch, support, and idolize the show and actors/actresses who star in it. Pretty Little Liars was first premiered on June 8, 2010 on ABC Family. Pretty Little Liars (PLL), was written by Sarah Shepard, who also originated the book series. The Pretty Little Liars fan base increased when the show was aired and they gained more attention and readers/watchers. Although the army favors different characters, seasons, “ships”, and paths for the ending, they all have main goals as to which they share. These goals are, to support the show no matter what, to love/adore the actors and actresses, and to find out about the story line and who A is. The fan base is mostly consisted of teens between 13-15, mostly 14 years of age. Since the show started and was based around High School Students, it makes sense that the fan base is around that age as well. The PLL Army values the characters as well as the real life actors/actresses. They not only love and idolize the characters but also support and follow the lives of the actors.
The PLL Army members are eager to know more with what is going on in the show and are always posting, sharing, and following the characters, but what drives them to be so attached to the actors? Is there a deeper connection or reason as to why they support the show? What made them want to join the PLL Army? How does the PLL cast make them feel? What are the reasons for favoring a certain character, season, or book? What is it like being a supporter of PLL? How would they respond to a person who dislikes PLL or opposes the army? What ways do they communicate and how often? How do they go about the commitment and time consuming aspect while being a part of the PLL Army?
I think you should focus on the not just who the members of the fan base and cast are, but what they're about. You should look at the intercommunication between the fanbase or fanbase and cast. You talked about the values of the community a little bit which is where you should be going with this. Say you found some liked other cast members more. Why? How do they follow and support their lives? You sound as if you are writing this as you think. Talk about how they try to find out the storyline. Just get into the community more. You can test out responses among members by disagreeing with fans. Talk about why they stayed with PLL. What is unique about the show?
DeleteAs a follower of the show Pretty Little Liars I am able to agree with the so called PLL Army that is apart of the show. Being that PLL is a show with love, horror and a different way of communication many teens find it very interesting.Try to look into what makes PLL have such a strong follow base. Also when talking to teens who watch the show you could ask if they connect to the show in anyway.
DeleteChoosing a television show was a good choice that I didn't even think of. Do the members of the army relate to aspects of the show, or they wish to be apart of it themselves? Maybe it's so interesting that it really helps distracting them from the real world by getting immersed in theirs. Considering that they also follow the actors and actresses, does the army see them as the characters or do they just also like their personalities?
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ReplyDeleteThis music sensation has a fan base that follows her wherever she goes and supports her transitions throughout her fame. These so called “Smilers,” are the main motivation behind Miley Cyrus’s rise in the music industry. Cyrus began her rise of fame in 2004 when she was the main lead in the Disney hit show, Hanna Montana. Since day one her fans were her backbone as well as her family no matter what the circumstances were. Her father is Billy Ray Cyrus a musician, sometimes actor and a huge influence on Miley’s life. Destiny Hope Cyrus was born on November 23rd, 1992 in Franklin, Tennessee. As a child her parents Billy and Letita Jean gave Destiny the nickname smiley, which soon changed to Miley.
The Hanna Montana series ended, Miley produced many successful albums soon after being known for her newfound harsh behavior. As time progressed Cyrus was known as a changed girl who got involved with drugs, changed her look to stand out more and performed in a sexual way. This change occurred when she came out with her song “Wrecking Ball,” and produced a very scandalous music video to go along with it. Now Cyrus is thought of with a completely different perception, but her fans or so called “smilers,” have been there through it all even if the transition wasn’t as positive. With the release of her Bangerz album, she went on a worldwide tour that made the album very popular. The Smilers were always there to support her and cheer her on and they still are till this day.
With the change of perception Miley had she decided to start a nonprofit organization called the Happy Hippie Foundation. This foundation has a mission to bring together young people and fight the injustice that faces homeless people, the LGBTQ community and other vulnerable populations. Miley is full force into helping the needy communities. This shows how Miley loves to give back and just because of what she is perceived as doesn’t mean deep down she is an amazing person.
I think Miley Cyrus is a great person to do this assignment on. I think you should give more detail on the "smilers" and give more emphasis on what this group of people is really about. You did a great job on explaining Miley Cyrus and what she stands for.
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Delete1. What is it like to be a smiler?
2.What is the commitment of a smiler?
3. What does it take to be a smiler?
4. How do you feel about your connection with other smilers?
5. What makes you want to be a smiler?
6. To you what is Miley Cyrus?
I also chose to do a fandom. I think Miley Cyrus is a great choice because she has a very dedicated fan base that has stuck with her through her ups and downs. I think mentioning these ups and downs throughout her career will help emphasize their dedication.
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ReplyDeleteMusic is commonly used as a way to relax, express yourself, or inspire creative flow. There are a lot of different genres of music that speak to many different people across the globe. One genre, Electronic Dance Music (EDM), is quickly expanding in popularity as DJ’s are using digital recording systems, to make unique beats and sounds.
In the 1980’s-90’s the disco movement faded out and electronic production consumed the music industry, as technology was advancing. The EDM community has grown tremendously since then, as EDM is becoming more mainstream. Many top artists and producers are incorporating bits of EDM into their music, and more and more hit songs display the electronic sounds that make EDM what it is. More youths everyday are emerging themselves into the world of EDM, as rave culture is becoming more of a popular activity among teens and young adults.
EDM follower’s goals are to express themselves, by letting themselves loose and connecting with others. EDM pumps people up and makes them happy and feel good, it’s a good genre of music to take the edge off, if you're feeling stressed. The EDM community is seen by most as wild people who go to raves and festivals, and although a lot of the community does do that, there are members who are older and do not take part in those events. However, since EDM became popular during the youth’s generation, most adults are not accustomed to the sounds of EDM, as they grew up with music that came from instruments, not computers. But with that come exceptions, as some adults are more tech-savvy than the rest and enjoy electronic beats.
Rave culture is truly a unique experience, as it differs a lot from concerts that other types of genres of music would have such as rap, pop, or country. Why does no other genre make people feel this way? When people go to festivals and raves, there is a sense of community within the whole crowd, that is only experienced with the sound of EDM. There is a term only true EDM followers would know and that is “PLUR”. It stands for peace, love, unity and respect. It’s said that people should follow these guidelines when attending a festival/rave, so everyone can feel connected and welcome. During festivals people wear bracelets called “Kandi” and people exchange these bracelets with one another to meet people, and feel more like a family with one another. When exchanging these bracelets, you do a handshake to exchange them following the PLUR acronym.
One thing that stood out to me as I did my research was the imbalance in gender among the EDM community. Males dominate the DJ and producing world, and this made me wonder, what is it that makes DJ-ing and producing a “mans job”? Why are women so few in the EDM industry? Why are there different reactions to if a girl likes EDM, than if a guy likes EDM? Why do people go to these events and spend so much money for only a day or two worth of listening to music? What makes EDM different from other genres? Is the emotional experience of a rave/festival different from any other concert? Is there a difference in choice of fashion attire between women and men at festivals, and are the choices unisex? Do most people believe in the PLUR guidelines or do people just go along with it?
I do agree with the gender imbalance between djs. A lot of them are males, most of the famous ones and even not so well known ones. I can relate to this because i spent a lot of money on going to festivals. I think it's the experiencing of being with your friends and listening to the music you love makes you so happy and have one ogf the best times of your life! The rave culture IS unique i think too. There's so many different types of genres in one broad so called "EDM"
DeleteWho are some popular EDM Djs or Musicans? I know EDM is played in the club scene but what scene got it started off mostly? Who got it started off? What culture does it appeal to more?
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ReplyDeleteThere are many types of sports and a plethora of communities that accompany them. There is one in particular, however, that is not like the rest. That would be those who are cyclists. Cyclists aren't easily identifiable outside of their kits they wear when riding, unlike basketball players for example. Cyclists often look like runners or just fit individuals, mostly because a great portion of the community also participates in triathlons. Either way, through forums, Facebook groups, or just hanging out at the local bike shop cyclists learn about group rides where everyone meets up. These rides are composed of every type of person; from doctors to college kids. Everyone is connected through one interest and branch out their friend groups. The one interest is riding bikes. Everyone may not ride to be healthy, but it is a byproduct of being active in the community of riding bikes. This, alongside many more connections that develop through the cyclist community is what I will be focusing on.
ReplyDeleteEver since the invention of the bicycle, it was used for transportation, exercise, and exhibition (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Cut_sYkNcIM). These connections were something identifiable by those riding and by those means they joined together as a community. A community developed only because of the adoption of the latest invention. By this boundary cyclists all recognize the various uses of there bike and the common goal is some form of improvement. Whether it be faster commutes to stronger legs or a medal signifying a win, everyone is taking part of some type of improvement. This improvement being the common goal also shapes the values of a cyclist. As seen in 2014, 726 cyclists were killed in accidents caused by motor vehicles (http://www.pedbikeinfo.org/data/factsheet_crash.cfm). This is because all cyclists are condemned to sharing the roads with the cars and trucks, only separated by a white line and a law no one abides by (3ft gap when passing). All cyclists value their life, so by this all cyclists are connected through the value of safety when riding their bikes. But what causes the cyclists to ride in tight groups? What drives these groups to stick together instead of changing often?
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ReplyDeleteAlmost everyone has played a video game in their life. Mario Kart, Wii Sports, Monkey ball, or maybe even Grand Theft Auto. The one that sticks out to me the most is Call of Duty. This game has become very popular over the years and has developed quite a large fan base. The age range for players are all over the charts. Anyone can play!
This community has rapidly grown over the years. This game is a first person shooter game and the goal is to complete the objectives to move on to the next mission. There are also different game modes for players to battle each other on. The website “community.callofduty.com” allows players to communicate with each other and create clans or teams. They also converse about updates and crashes that have occurred in the game.
Players who treat Call of Duty as the Holy Grail stay up for hours trying to complete the game and level up. Others also camp out to wait for the new release of the latest video game of Call of Duty. Another way of communication players have is buy having a headset connected to their console (PlayStation or Xbox). Players can talk to each other over the headset to tell each other what to do during the game, If they need assistance or to tell them where to go to try and win.
One of the things I have always wondered about Call of Duty is why are the majority of the players’ male. It’s not common to see a female playing a first person shooter game and why is that? Why do males react in such a way when a female does play? Do they think it’s too intense or scary for them? Maybe it is just a stereotype that the Call of Duty community because growing up boys were meant to play video games and girls were meant to play with Barbies.
For the ethnography, it might be helpful to just focus on the website community.callofduty.com so the community is narrowed down a bit. Your open ended questions are interesting. It would be cool to explore the relationships between the game and the genders. It may be based on stereotypes, but it also might just be linked to the level of interest. Is there a way you can connect pages of the forum to the gender differences so you can tie the two ideas together?
DeleteAs a person that used to play Call of Duty all day and all night I can definitely agree to your points. Playing the game online with a headset was completely different than playing online without one. You felt connected to the experience more. Communicating with your teammates on the battlefield to complete an objective, as well as a little "smack-talk" here and there can make the game much more exciting.
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World of Warcraft, a largely social game involves loads of communication, some good and some, well, oh so really bad. The community started, obviously, when the game came about in 2004. Though you could say the 'Warcraft' community came about when the RTS game Warcraft: Orcs & Humans came out in 1994, but I will only be highlighting the actual social massive multiplayer online game that was based off of that 1994 game. Back in the old days of World of Warcraft, which I, sadly, never got to experience, there were far less modes of communication and socializing. Being limited to scouring forums, blogs, or meeting people in the open world to play with and build bonds over the course of leveling (which took AGES, now-a-days it's like a weeks worth of grinding). World of Warcraft was notable for its fascinating open world and all the unique player events that would occur as people interacted across Azeroth. As time went on things changed and the legendary raiding content became more accessible as the developers added more means of communication and grouping methods to the game. Now it has gotten to the point where complete newbies can have the same items as a highly skilled player. Not to mention with all this mixing and such there's bound to be discourse, and conflicting personalities.
The goals of the World of Warcraft community are simple, depending on which type of community your in. PvE-focused communities are focused on either having a fun casual time prancing through flowers, or hardcore smashing the skulls of monsters and purging the land of evil. Then we got PvP-communities focused on, well fighting other players and competing among each other to see who is the best. And, well, lastly, role-playing communities... Let's just not speak of them, and leave it at second-life scum. The overall goal would have to be have fun and progress through the game in one way or another, unless your one of those role-players...
How just communication differ in these different communities with World of Warcraft? Are there any phrases that are unique to the WoW community? What about WoW would make other gamers join their community? Is the community diverse or does it appeal to a certain group?
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ReplyDeleteSword swinging and spell casting sounds like a fantastic time, except one of those things is very dangerous, and the other isn’t real. So, what can a lover of fantasy do to personally interact within the fictional worlds, where you could participate in these exciting activities? Well you could start with video games. Unfortunately, they have their limitations. You simply cannot do everything you can in the real world in a virtual one. However, a community of, for lack of a better word, nerdy induvial participate in a tabletop, role playing game known as Dungeons and Dragons. A fantasy game where you can quite literally do absolutely anything you want within the game, and can be considered the most fun you can have with your mind! This community of players simply refers to themselves as adventurers.
Adventurers can be any age (although primarily adults), and personality types range from unhygienic, sticky fingered introverts, to widely popular movie personalities, such as Vin Diesel (an avid member of the community). The community communicates on many forums, mostly on the sub-reddit for dungeons and dragons. Most of the interaction obviously happens face to face during the games time, which can last from 5-10 hours!
The community is broken up into game groups. These can be your personal friends, or random strangers you’ve chosen to play the game with. Everyone in the group is considered a “Player” and creates their own character, such as a chivalrous knight, a sneaky thief, or a powerful wizard, to play as during the game. One member of the group is the “Dungeon Master” and creates a fantasy world for the players to play the game in, and develops any obstacles they must overcome to complete a certain objective chosen. These quests almost run like a board game, since it’s all organized through a system of preset rules created for the game. Except, how are they’re rules to the game, yet you are able to do anything you want? An even stranger phenomenon is most of the game is played without a board, so how do these “Adventures” communicate to create a collective experience for all to enjoy?
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ReplyDelete“It’s never just a game. We play lots of games and proudly call ourselves gamers.” Creator of League of Legends (LoL), Riot Games says this about their manifesto. With LoL, a massively multiplayer role playing videogame with a community, they accomplished that. The word “gamer” is worn like armor among the LoL community, calling themselves professionals. Being a member of the community differentiates by three tiers. The first is of casual play three hours a day of less and talking on social media. Second tier consists of everything in the first and three to about seven hours a day of play. Anything beyond seven hours of play per day constitute the hardcore “gamers”. This group has several activities associated with them: of professional gaming and posting fanart on social media about the game. Also, the majority of fanart has been posted by females through observations. However, I personally have encountered a one in one hundred probability of playing with a woman.
A majority of values are shared by the community as a whole. However, the primary goal of the community differs by how you are leveled or ranked within the game. The LoL community divided LoL into low and high levels. If low level, the goal is to have fun, release tension, or get better. If higher level, becoming a higher rank or professional seems all that matters. Everyone is more cordial and peaceful outside of the game and on social media. However, in game there seems to be only anger and seriousness present. Esports spawned out of this seriousness for gaming. Esports was created long before LoL, but over the course of LoL’s existence, it has become the most popular game for Esports. Everybody goes to events and talks and watches professionals. It’s no different from a regular game of watching soccer, sharing common interests. It’s when you differentiate between Esports as a non-sport and soccer as a sport that the community seems to revolts.
League of Legends spawned out of Riot Games seven years ago. Seven years ago, nothing of the sort had ever been attempted. So, everyone leaped at the opportunity to be a part of this community. League of Legends has a dynamic age range the game attracts all ages. Even the pioneers are still playing today. So, what made the League of Legends community so unique and unique to this day? What sustained the community over the years? What separated the in-game and the out of game identity and personalities? What divided the community goal into two? Why, according to Riot Games, is the game primarily male? And why is there a stigma among women playing LoL or any game? What drives people to want to be professional gamers? Is that drive individual or widely held the same? What leads people to the different levels of fandom for LoL? How have perceptions of the community or video game genre shaped it? Does this perception hold true?
How does communication shape the League community? Like what are some examples of the communication in-game, and is every game really that salty? Quick note... DoTA was the first game of this genre, it came around in 2005 as a mod to the RTS game Warcraft III: The Frozen Throne; League was mainly successful for its unique heroes and the simplified gameplay in comparison to DoTA. Thought you should know for future reference, maybe you could discuss the differences between the elitist DoTA community and the league community.
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ReplyDeleteThe Imgur community focuses on image sharing. Users and members can upload any types of picture. Ranging from lighthearted categories to not safe for work (NSFW) pictures, Imgur provides a place for its members to share photos. Imgurians, members of Imgur, are located all around the United States and even the world. Imgur helps create an environment where members should feel safe and be encouraged to post content that they think are worthy of being on Imgur. The age grou[ within Imgur can vary greatly. Though members will not explicitly express one's age, it is obvious we have members as young as 13 and as mature as 22 and above. This age distribution within Imgur means that not everyone will agree on on topic. The true joy in being a part of Imgur is much more than posting memes and dank photos. There are true heroes and highly regarded experts in Imgur that support and help the community grow as a whole.
To what extent does down voting a comment or post without any regard have on the member who initially posted it? Does the Front Page content of Imgur reflect the ideas and thoughts of all Imgurians? Does posting modern memes and dank memes that appeal to the youth have any impact on the long-term members of Imgur? Why are certain real world events worth more attention than others? (e.g more attention paid to the election and the off-shores banks and tax evasions concerns big U.S. businesses?
Interesting choice choosing a picture sharing online community for your ethnography. Since the postings are primarily photos instead of text based comments. Do you think they use the images themselves as a form of communication, like a statement to their following? Or is the genre of communication more of the comments on the photos? Either or, this will definitely be an interesting ethnography to say the least.
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ReplyDeleteLeague of Legends is a very popular multiplayer online battle arena that has millions of people playing every day from around the world. Players are placed with other players to form a five-man team that competes against another team. Each team works together to destroy the opposing team’s “nexus”, the heart of their base protected by structures. Communication plays a heavy role in this. Players must be communicating with team members in order to take important objectives, locate the enemy players, and discuss a means of winning. There is no voice chat in the game itself but there is a chat system that players use to communicate with each other. However, what most players do is when they are playing League of Legends with friends, they utilize applications such as Skype or Discord to communicate even more effectively without typing.
The community of League of Legends is made up of a highly diverse community. People from all over the world play League of Legends, male or female, young or old. The goal that the community strives for is simply to have fun and enjoy the game. However, when it comes to competitive play, the players yearn to be the best of their region and to be victorious in their games. Players also cheer on their favorite competitive teams that play in the World’s Championship Tournaments and hope they win the tournament. League of Legends has been around for almost seven years and is still attracting new gamers into their community. What is it about League of Legends that hooked many gamers? Why has the game remained so popular despite it coming out seven years ago? What makes players decide to play completive rather than just for fun?
League has an interesting community. Within the community there are the competitive players and the casuals. One aspect that could help you out is describing and analyzing the roles that the toxic and rude players have on the community. What are the motives that go on in these people's head when they play the game? Is the environment inside the game suited towards the competitive or casual play? This could further emphasize the competitiveness of League. I used to play League on a casual level; I rarely played ranked. Are there other reasons people play League other than to have fun, such as the feeling of being better than others or forming bonds with other people with similar interests?
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ReplyDeleteBeyoncé as we know it is a soul/pop vocalist, dancer, multi-platinum star and Grammy winner. But underneath what we know her to be is the ones who live and breathe her life. The Beyoncé Beyhive was founded in 2012 after a previous fan group BeyonceWorld.net caused a rift between Beyoncé and her initial fan base. After its launched, the Beyhive fan base got so much attention based on the sole purpose that Beyoncé herself was helping design the website to her liking and even agreed on the name Beyhive based on her love of bumblebees.
Beyhive has approximately 17,000 members in just their forum alone. Social media is a big part of their fandom. Her fan pages, twitter @bey_legion has 130,000 followers, Instagram @beylite has 1 million followers and so on with Tumblr, Snapchat and Facebook. To get into the Beyhive Forum you must make an account and then have confirmation just to have access to the forum. Within the forum there is so much traffic, 100 different active account are being active every 30 seconds and the site will tell you. Within the site fans share their thoughts on her life, the latest rumors, her daughter Blue Ivy or her latest album “Lemonade” that caused a high stir in the music world. In addition to fans peeking into Beyoncé’s life on a daily, she is heavily active in theirs too. She often invited them to private listens of her songs and albums before it can reach the public. She is very active on what goes on her website and has a specialty designer to construct it up to date for her. But why Beyoncé? What about her music makes them so involved? How do they keep up with her and their daily lives? What are the lengths they will go to just to defend and protect Beyoncé?
What are some of the Beyhives goals as a community? Like most fan bases, their goal would be to support beyonce, but you could look into more specific goals, as to what the fan base does, and what they post on their forum page. What kind of people make up the beyhive? Is it mostly females? What age range?
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The Walt Disney World Resort is one of the most visited tourist attractions in the world and encompasses four theme parks, two water parks, a shopping and dining district, golf courses, and numerous hotels. The Resort serves guests from all over the world and the United States. Walt Disney was the leader of the Walt Disney Company that produced movies, television shows, merchandise, and the world’s first theme park, Disneyland, which opened in 1955. Walt Disney envisioned a vacation destination that was free from the tourist traps that began to pop up around Disneyland, so he purchased many acres of land in what was once the small city of Orlando, Florida. Unfortunately, Walt Disney passed away in 1966, so he never saw the ground-breaking of what would become Walt Disney World. Walt’s older brother, Roy, spearheaded what was called the “Florida Project” after his brother passed away in order to fulfill Walt’s dream. Walt Disney World opened on October 1, 1971 with the Magic Kingdom and three resorts. Forty-five years later, it is the largest single-site employer in the United States and generates billions of dollars in profits annually.
The main goal at Walt Disney World is profit. The Resort exists to make money as evidenced by the high cost of food, theme park tickets, and hotel rooms. Even though Walt Disney World exists to profit, they have a strong set of values when it comes to guest and Cast Member satisfaction. Disney calls its customers “guests” because they believe customers should be served as a guest would be if they were entering someone’s home. They do this because they understand that satisfied guests will make return trips and make the company more money. Guests are satisfied because they receive outstanding service from the Disney employees who are called “Cast Members”. Disney emphasizes that their theme parks are a show and employees are part of the cast that puts the show on. Managers treat their Cast Members well because Cast Members will come into work with a positive attitude that they will show to the guests. Disney’s vision statement is “to make people happy”, so they provide outstanding service at safe, clean parks full of first-rate entertainment.
Here are my open-ended questions.
DeleteHow do managers inspire Cast Members to treat guests so well? How do managers communicate with Cast Members? Does being upbeat at work all the time make it an exhausting job or a fulfilling one? How do Cast Members act backstage? (Do they have a code of conduct like they do in the parks?
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ReplyDelete63 South is a community of young students looking for some work experience. This is also a community for those who need a job to help pay for college which is always a plus. The community is located on campus at UCF in Ferrell Commons. Believe it or not, Ferrell Commons used to be the “Student Union”, until they built a newer building across from Memory Mall which is now the current Student Union. 63 South is one of the major dining services here at UCF and one of their main goals is to supply students with food successfully and efficiently. It allows us students to live on campus without having to worry about not having a meal to eat (especially for those without a kitchen nearby). They run the dining hall smoothly by consistently communicating to each other whether it is about something that is cooking on the stove or something that has to do with paperwork. I believe that this community tries to compete with other restaurants outside of campus as they are always making sure that the student comes first.
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Delete1) Do you feel that groups of people that are connected by love and support for celebrities are a good thing?
ReplyDelete2) What are your views on One Direction?
3) Would you consider being a "directioner"?
The one and only Directioners
ReplyDeleteOne Direction is an English-Irish pop boy band that is based in London. The group is composed of Niall Horan, Liam Payne, Harry Styles, Louis Tomlinson, and Zayn Malik. This pop sensation boy band had started July 23, 2010 and has been a teenage heart throber since . Since this band One Direction is so popular, they have a very large community/fan base. One of their largest fan bases is a group called “ The DIrectioners”. A directioner is a person who is not only obsessed, but dedicated to who they say are the five most beautiful boys in the world. They are said to know more about the One Direction boys than they do about themselves. They spend hours watching YouTube videos of these boys and understand all of their inside jokes.
This group of people is brought together by their love and dedication of anything and everything that the boys do. To become a “directioner” one must: know everything about One Direction, love everything about every single boy, know the lyrics to all songs, and be familiar with all important dates related to the band. What is it about this band that really makes their fans feel connected to them?
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