Metaphors regarding the concept of e-sports produced by university students in Turkey

• Authors: Mehmet Kartal , Cenk Temel

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Metafory związane z e-sportem zaproponowane przez studentów w Turcji

Abstracts

PL

E-sport rozwija się dynamicznie zarówno na świecie, jak i w Turcji. Wraz z rosnącym zainteresowaniem wśród młodych ludzi, na wielu tureckich uniwersytetach powstają „studenckie społeczności e-sportowe”, do których codziennie dołączają nowe osoby. Celem badania jest zbadanie, jak studenci postrzegają pojęcie e-sportu za pomocą metafor. W projekcie uczestniczyło 223 ochotników. Grupa badawcza składa się ze 190 studentów, w tym 77 kobiet i 113 mężczyzn, studiujących na różnych uniwersytetach w Turcji w roku akademickim 2020-2021. Do oceny percepcji zjawiska e-sportu przez studentów wykorzystano formularz w pełni ustrukturyzowanego wywiadu został przygotowany online (Google Forms). Wyniki wskazują, że popularność i pozytywne postrzeganie e-sportu przez tureckich studentów szybko rośnie, szczególnie w ostatnich latach. Ponadto, uzyskane wyniki sugerują, że uniwersytety w krajach rozwijających się, takich jak Turcja, gdzie mieszkają głównie młodzi ludzie, mają dużą liczbę potencjalnych odbiorców, którzy mogą odegrać znaczącą rolę w gospodarczym i społeczno-kulturowym wymiarze branży e-sportowej w różnych obszarach biznesowych i zawodowych.

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E-sport is developing rapidly both in the world and in Turkey, especially with increasing interest among young people. In parallel with this interest, “E-sports Student Communities” are being established at many universities in Turkey and new ones are being added to these communities every day. In this context, the aim of this research is to reveal the perceptions that university students have about the concept of e-sports through metaphors. A total of 223 students participated in the research voluntarily. The research’s sample group consists of 190 volunteer university students, 77 of were female and 113 were male, who study at different universities in Turkey in the 2020-2021 academic year. A structured interview form which prepared online (google forms) was used to evaluate the perception of university students about the phenomenon of e-sports. According to results, it can be said that e-sport has a rapidly growing popularity and a positive perception among Turkish university students, especially in recent years. Moreover, research results indicate that universities in developing countries such as Turkey, especially with a young population, have a potential audience that can play a productive role in the economic and socio-cultural dimension of the e-sports industry in different business lines and career areas.

Keywords

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Turkey; e-sports; metaphor; perception; university; student

PL

urcja; e-sport; metafora; percepcja; uniwersytet; student

• Publisher: Lubuskie Towarzystwo Naukowe
• Journal: Rocznik Lubuski
• Year: 2021
• Volume: 47
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 86-100

Dates

published

2021

Contributors

author

Mehmet Kartal

• University of Adıyaman

• https://orcid.org/0000000331530496

author

Cenk Temel

• University of Akdeniz

• https://orcid.org/000000016777085X

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Identifiers

DOI

10.34768/rl.2021.v472.07

Biblioteka Nauki

2082259