Introduction: Conjectures on Undisciplined Research

Castillo, Debra A.; Puri, Shalini

doi:10.1057/978-1-349-92834-7_1

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“…This "place-based research" (Castillo and Puri 2016) was shaped primarily by the local and temporary political situation and social contacts that I acquired both beforehand and during my stay. In many places, particularly in countries with tight control over their media production and-or in authoritarian regimes, the local developers were concerned about talking to a foreign academic and allowing me to visit their studio.…”

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Theoretical and Methodological Framework for Studying Video Games and Orientalism

Šisler

2023

CyberOrient

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This article proposes a theoretical and methodological framework for studying orientalism and representation in video games, grounded in information science, communication studies, game studies, and cultural studies. Utilizing the approaches of critical transculturalism, game production studies, and a newly refined concept of gamevironments, the proposed framework understands video games as hybrid cultural artifacts existing within interconnected technical, socio‐cultural, political, economic, and religious spheres. It examines games on three levels: as computational systems encompassing procedural, narrative, and audiovisual layers; as designed by authors encoding worldviews and ideas; and as dynamically interpreted by players. Encompassing the contexts influencing design and reception, this framework enables nuanced analysis of how games perpetuate or challenge orientalist discourses. Methodologically, it integrates techniques from across disciplines to study games' components, creators, audiences, and wider environments. Using Arab and Iranian gaming cultures as an example, this article highlights applying the framework to local productions negotiating global media flows and political constraints. Overall, it aims to offer an expansive and multifaceted toolkit for researching orientalism, representation, and identity construction in video games.

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“…Although fieldwork as a research method was established a long time ago in the humanities (particularly in anthropology, cultural studies, and area studies), it is still not commonly acknowledged or discussed in other fields. AsCastillo and Puri (2016) put it:…”

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