At the edge of utopia: esports, neoliberalism and the gamer culture’s descent into madness

This article discusses the controversy regarding Brazilian Senate Bill No. 383, which deals with the regulation of esports activity in the country. We analyzed the conversation about the hashtag #TodosContraPLS383, a repudiation movement organized on Twitter in November 2019, to engender an argument...

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Subtitles:Special Issue: "Democracy Dies Playfully: (Anti-)Democratic Ideas in and Around Video Games"
Authors: Falcão, Thiago (Author) ; Marques, Daniel (Author) ; Mussa, Ivan (Author) ; Macedo, Tarcízio (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] 2020
In: Gamevironments
Year: 2020, Volume: 13, Pages: 382-419
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Brazil / Jurisdiction / Computer game / eSports (Contests) / Spieler / Culture / Regulation
IxTheo Classification:ZA Social sciences
ZB Sociology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B gamevironments
B esports
B gamer culture
B Brazil
B Neoliberalism
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