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Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human

Cilt: 13 Sayı: 24 30 Haziran 2026
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Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human

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This study questions why player comments and collective meaning-making processes generated on social networks should be considered in the analysis of network narrative structures in cinematic digital games. The dominant formal network narrative analysis examples encountered in the literature treat the narrative as a structural framework through nodes, edges, and paths. However, these studies encountered during the review process fall short of explaining how the player experiences this structure, how they emotionally appropriate it, and how they transform it on social networks. To address this gap in the literature, player comments on the game Detroit: Become Human (Quantic Dream, 2018) on the Steam platform were analyzed using the Constructivist Grounded Theory method. Systematic coding of 75 user comments revealed that players shaped the narrative around five main categories: Narrative Appropriation and Emotional Investment, Interface and System Intervention in the Narrative, Collective Narrative Positioning, Desire to Fill and Complete the Narrative Gap, and Post-Narrative Lasting Impact. These categories empirically reveal the shortcomings of formal network narrative analysis in explaining player experience. More importantly, however, they demonstrate that the inclusion of social network data in network narrative analyses is a methodological necessity. The study concludes with a proposed “Digital-Social Network Narrative Model” that integrates formal network structure with social network content.

Anahtar Kelimeler

Kaynakça

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Ayrıntılar

Birincil Dil

İngilizce

Konular

İletişim Kuramları, İletişim Teknolojisi ve Dijital Medya Çalışmaları, Kitle İletişimi, Transmedya

Bölüm

Araştırma Makalesi

Yayımlanma Tarihi

30 Haziran 2026

Gönderilme Tarihi

24 Nisan 2026

Kabul Tarihi

19 Haziran 2026

Yayımlandığı Sayı

Yıl 2026 Cilt: 13 Sayı: 24

Kaynak Göster

APA
Keleş, B. Ş., & Sunal, G. (2026). Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human. Intermedia International E-journal, 13(24), 262-283. https://doi.org/10.56133/intermedia.1936971
AMA
1.Keleş BŞ, Sunal G. Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human. Intermedia International E-journal. 2026;13(24):262-283. doi:10.56133/intermedia.1936971
Chicago
Keleş, Berkan Şahin, ve Gözde Sunal. 2026. “Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human”. Intermedia International E-journal 13 (24): 262-83. https://doi.org/10.56133/intermedia.1936971.
EndNote
Keleş BŞ, Sunal G (01 Haziran 2026) Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human. Intermedia International E-journal 13 24 262–283.
IEEE
[1]B. Ş. Keleş ve G. Sunal, “Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human”, Intermedia International E-journal, c. 13, sy 24, ss. 262–283, Haz. 2026, doi: 10.56133/intermedia.1936971.
ISNAD
Keleş, Berkan Şahin - Sunal, Gözde. “Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human”. Intermedia International E-journal 13/24 (01 Haziran 2026): 262-283. https://doi.org/10.56133/intermedia.1936971.
JAMA
1.Keleş BŞ, Sunal G. Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human. Intermedia International E-journal. 2026;13:262–283.
MLA
Keleş, Berkan Şahin, ve Gözde Sunal. “Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human”. Intermedia International E-journal, c. 13, sy 24, Haziran 2026, ss. 262-83, doi:10.56133/intermedia.1936971.
Vancouver
1.Berkan Şahin Keleş, Gözde Sunal. Expanding Network Narrative: The Impact of Social Networks on Meaning Construction in Cinematic Digital Games - The Analysis of Detroit: Become Human. Intermedia International E-journal. 01 Haziran 2026;13(24):262-83. doi:10.56133/intermedia.1936971

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