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영어

Whereas game addiction has attracted scholarly and practical attention, there are ongoing controversies over the causes and consequences of addictive game playing especially among adolescents. In order to investigate how computer games overall and game addiction in particular are contextualized in the media, this study conducted a comparative content analysis of the United States of American (U.S.) and South Korean game coverage between 2011 and 2013. The findings show the press in both countries most often depicted the issue of computer games in terms of business and industry, while dealing with the possible costs and risks associated with excessive game playing to a much lesser degree. This tendency was more prominent in the Korean press. The Korean media contextualized computer games in a more positive light than their U.S. counterparts. These results indicate that the current game coverage has a pro-industry tendency. The media need to focus more on consumer-related issues and perspectives particularly for the welfare of young audiences.

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Abstract
 1. Introduction
 2. Theoretical Background
 3. Methodology
 4. Results and Discussion
 5. Conclusion
 References

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저자

• Nam Su Kim [ Division of International Sport and Leisure, Hankuk University of Foreign Studies, Korea ]
• Young Min [ School of Media & Communication, Korea University, Korea ] Corresponding Author

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간행물

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• 간행물명

  International Journal of Multimedia and Ubiquitous Engineering

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  월간

• pISSN

  1975-0080

• 수록기간

  2008~2016

• 등재여부

  SCOPUS

• 십진분류

  KDC 505 DDC 605