documentary research

[moh]

hi there,

i am a filmmaker from berlin, germany. i am currently preparing a tv documentary about computer games and would like to learn more about game clans and cultures. i ran across your site and was wondering if anyone can help me with a little bit of background information on clan life, battles and cultures.

do clans just connect online for gaming or do they meet offline as well ? are there specific recruitment strategies ? what strategies do you have for recruiting ? do clans have a distinct philosophy or rules of conduct? how serious is competition in this scene ? is there a lot of rivalry and jealousy and how is it acted out ?

my program will be produced and aired in 2003. so i am still in the research process. i would be itnerested to speak to people in the US, Europe and Asia.

cheer. i hope you can tell me a little bit more.

best mo

 

[stu]

moh

This is a community site - meaning that the thousands (?) of people that visit it are members of various clans, for various games. As such your inquiry is incredibly wide-reaching - you're going to get wildly different answers to all your queries based on who you ask.

If I were you, I'd compile some kind of basic survey and post the link here, asking common questions that you're interested in (eg the ones in your post are a good start) - you'll get a lot of high-level feedback that you'll be able to sort through and make sense of. And if you need to go further, conduct mini-"interviews" with selected people, either over IRC or through email - that way you'll get some more indepth research.

 

[*charlton_thd*]

I'm ready for my close-up mr moh





*pouts*

 

[Sawtooth]

You might want to post in the various games forums for specific information about how clans pick new recruits. Personally Ive been doing this since 1995.