Research Article

Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess

Volume: 10 Number: 1 June 30, 2019
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Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess

Abstract

The aim of this study is generally to understand the behavior, culture and attitudes of chess players with a netnographic approach. In order to have knowledge about chess players in a virtual community, netnography was used for data analysis and interpretation. In this regard, two forums and two Facebook groups on the internet related to chess are included for research. In the selection of virtual communities, the criteria for having the most members and comments are taken into account. As a result of examining the four chess virtual communities, the shares made are grouped under four main and eight subcategories. The four main categories are "Critical Paradigm", "Hedonism", "Serious Leisure Based Chess" and "Information Transfer and Publicity", and the eight subcategories are "Tournament and Championship", "Interaction", "Reward System", "Management", "Culture- and Art- Based Chess", "Events", "Practice and Implementation" and "Leisure Transformation". Finally, each emerging main category is divided into two subcategories. Each main and subcategory provides a general overview of the culture, behavior and attitudes of chess players. Thanks to the sharing, individuals are able to exchange ideas with each other in chess-related matters. They also help each other about to contribute chess, sharing perceived shortcomings and making suggestions on a variety of topics. In addition, the most important benefit they can make is that individuals can improve themselves in chess and carry on to higher levels.

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Details

Primary Language

English

Subjects

Business Administration

Journal Section

Research Article

Publication Date

June 30, 2019

Submission Date

May 23, 2018

Acceptance Date

July 4, 2019

Published in Issue

Year 2019 Volume: 10 Number: 1

APA
Yetim, G., Argan, M., Haşıloğlu, S. B., & Tokay Argan, M. (2019). Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, 10(1), 25-40. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.424422
AMA
1.Yetim G, Argan M, Haşıloğlu SB, Tokay Argan M. Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess. iuyd. 2019;10(1):25-40. doi:10.34231/iuyd.424422
Chicago
Yetim, Gözde, Metin Argan, Selçuk Burak Haşıloğlu, and Mehpare Tokay Argan. 2019. “Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 10 (1): 25-40. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.424422.
EndNote
Yetim G, Argan M, Haşıloğlu SB, Tokay Argan M (June 1, 2019) Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 10 1 25–40.
IEEE
[1]G. Yetim, M. Argan, S. B. Haşıloğlu, and M. Tokay Argan, “Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess”, iuyd, vol. 10, no. 1, pp. 25–40, June 2019, doi: 10.34231/iuyd.424422.
ISNAD
Yetim, Gözde - Argan, Metin - Haşıloğlu, Selçuk Burak - Tokay Argan, Mehpare. “Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management 10/1 (June 1, 2019): 25-40. https://doi.org/10.34231/iuyd.424422.
JAMA
1.Yetim G, Argan M, Haşıloğlu SB, Tokay Argan M. Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess. iuyd. 2019;10:25–40.
MLA
Yetim, Gözde, et al. “Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess”. Journal of Internet Applications and Management, vol. 10, no. 1, June 2019, pp. 25-40, doi:10.34231/iuyd.424422.
Vancouver
1.Gözde Yetim, Metin Argan, Selçuk Burak Haşıloğlu, Mehpare Tokay Argan. Checkmate of Leisure! Virtual Communities Regarding Chess. iuyd. 2019 Jun. 1;10(1):25-40. doi:10.34231/iuyd.424422