沉迷、“网瘾”与符号:网络游戏文化的价值反思

Addiction,“Gaming Disorder”and Symbol:Reflection on Cultural Value of Online Game Culture

网络游戏一直以来都备受关注,因其所具有的独特媒介优势,网络游戏成为重要的文化载体。一方面,玩网游的人逐渐增多,沉迷于网络游戏的青少年玩家令人担忧;另一方面,网络游戏又在“文化出海”中扮演着重要角色。网络游戏背负骂名,成为青少年成长问题的罪魁,却又在无数“游戏艺术”的期待中逐步成长。商业价值、艺术追求、文化价值在今天的国内游戏产业中始终难以取得平衡。为此,本文试从游戏机制、玩家体验、游戏文化三个方面来认识网络游戏在当代的文化价值,反思当下网络游戏存在的问题及“成瘾”背后所凸显的社会问题,探寻游戏文化和玩家之间相辅相成的关系对建构中国文化的价值和意义。

Online games,which have always attracted much attention,have become an important cultural carrier because of their unique media advantages.On the one hand,more and more people are playing online games,among whom addicted adolescent players make the public worried;on the other hand,online games play an important role in the overseas development of Chinese culture.Though online games have been scolded and become the culprit of adolescents’growth problems,they are gradually growing because of people s expectation for“game arts”.Commercial value,artistic pursuit and cultural value have been difficult to balance in China’s game industry today.Therefore,this paper measures the cultural value of online games in the contemporary era in terms of game mechanics,gamer experience and game culture,considers the current problems with online games and the social problems behind“addiction”,and discovers the value and significance of the complementary relationship between game culture and players for the construction of Chinese culture.