Armchair travel through video games

Stories from elsewheres and elsewhens

Bibliographic Data

ID11436690
AuthorsSerkan Uzunogullari (0000-0003-2866-3132, University of Sunderland, corresponding author)
Year2023
Volume42
Issue1
Pages133-146
Publication date2023-01-02
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessNo
TypeARTICLE
VenueLeisure Studies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0261-4367 • E-ISSN: 1466-4496
PublisherInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/02614367.2022.2153904
OpenAlexW4310519827
LanguageEN
Citations received6
References cited48

COVID-19 has caused stress, negative emotions, and a reduction in physical and social activity due to the lockdown measures that were necessary for public health. During this period, many had to negotiate professional and familial responsibilities and were challenged to carve out time for leisure indoors. Using autoethnography as a method of inquiry, this research explores ‘armchair travel’ through video games as a leisure activity. Therefore, the article discusses memories and feelings of escaping the confines of domestic space from the perspective of self. Armchair travel via video games may provide an endless array of sights and sensations, bringing up feelings of leisure and contentment when real-world isolation and restriction are the norms

Advertising · Aesthetics · Art · Autoethnography · Contentment · Feeling · Isolation (microbiology · Leisure activity · Media studies · Negotiation · Perspective (graphical · Sight · Social science · Sociology · Visual arts · Gender Studies · Impact of Technology on Adolescents · Media Influence and Health · Psychology · Social Psychology · Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts