Video Gaming Community A DISCOURSE COMMUNITY WITH CONTINUOUS GROWTH.

Ramiro Jimenez English 3308/14/2015

Community Goals

Mechanisms of Intercommunication

In game: Chat Rooms

Voice Call

Video Call

Off Game: Video Game Forums

Social Media

Communication Purposes

Strategies

Command team members

Keep in contact with their players

Share gaming experiences

Find the similarities between players.

Genre

LEXIS

N00b

RROD

SPAMMING

SPEEDRUN

TeaBag

ZOMG

PNED

Membership Diversity

Gamer

Beginner

Casual

Experienced

Expert

First bullet point here

Second bullet point here

Third bullet point here

References

Swales, John. “The Concept of Discourse Community.” Genre Analysis: English in Academic and Research Settings. Cambridge: Cambridge UP, 1990.

McCarthy, Lucille. “A Stranger in Strange Lands: A College Student Writing across the Curriculum.” Research in the Teaching of English. 21.3 (1987): 233-265. Jstor. Web. 29 May 2015.

Major League Gaming. Major League Gaming, Inc, n.d. Web.

The NPC Group/Retail Tracking Service. Venture Beat. Web.