Videojuegos y socialización política: evaluación del potencial de los videojuegos para promover aprendizajes sociopolíticos

Débora  Imhoff; Juan Carlos  Godoy; Matías  Cena; Pedro D.  Ferreira

doi:10.18682/cdc.vi130.4896

Débora Imhoff
Juan Carlos Godoy
Matías Cena
Pedro D. Ferreira

DOI: https://doi.org/10.18682/cdc.vi130.4896

Keywords: political socialization ; political potencial ; socio;political learnings ; political efficacy ; political participation

Abstract

We propose to conceive video games as scenarios where socio-political socialization takes place. Thus, the study explored the political potential of video games, analysing the socio-political learning experiences identified by their users, and determining their link with habits, experiences and attitudes towards video games, and with psychopolitical variables (internal political efficacy, individual and collective political participation). A quantitative empirical study was carried out with 750 university students and professors from Argentina, selected by accidental non-probabilistic sampling.

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