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Technology affordances and social withdrawal: The rise of hikikomori

open access: yesPsychology &Marketing, Volume 41, Issue 7, Page 1469-1488, July 2024.
Abstract The prevalence of social withdrawal behaviors has been a growing concern in recent years. The concept of hikikomori, a severe social withdrawal condition, has gained increasing attention in high‐income societies and developed economies. The term applies to both the condition and the person experiencing it.
Ha Eun (Grace) Park   +1 more
wiley   +1 more source

Webtoon

open access: yesSignum: Estudos da Linguagem
Este artigo propõe analisar o fenômeno da Webtoon em sua complexidade conceitual que envolve desde a construção de plataformas de leitura até a construção de um novo estilo de histórias em quadrinhos. O objetivo é descrever como o conceito de webtoon foi se diferenciando com o passar dos anos, a partir dos quadrinhos eletrônicos e de uma versão mais ...
openaire   +1 more source

East Asian Perspective in Transmedia Storytelling | Korean Webtoonist Yoon Tae Ho: History, Webtoon Industry, and Transmedia Storytelling (Feature)

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2019
At the Asian Transmedia Storytelling in the Age of Digital Media Conference held in Vancouver, Canada, June 8–9, 2018, webtoonist Yoon Tae Ho as a keynote speaker shared several interesting and important inside stories people would not otherwise hear ...
Dal Yong Jin
doaj  

East Asian Perspective in Transmedia Storytelling | Snack Culture’s Dream of Big-Screen Culture: Korean Webtoons’ Transmedia Storytelling

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2019
The sociocultural reasons for the growth of webtoons as snack culture and snack culture’s influence in big-screen culture have received little scholarly attention.
Dal Yong Jin
doaj  

Le webtoon et la fabrique de l’événement

open access: yesBalisages
In this article, we explore the background of the emergence of webtoons in France. The webtoon, a digital story designed for “scrolled” reading on smartphones and aimed primarily at teenagers and young adults, was able to establish itself firmly in the ...
Florence Rio, Elsa Tadier
doaj   +1 more source

Pandemic-Incited Intermediated Communication| Communicating Through Chaos in the Webtoon Parasocial Intimacy Chamber

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication
This study investigates some of the communicative practices displayed by readers of vertically scrolling digital comics known as webtoons. A big-data emotion detection technique is used to identify, categorize, and analyze the contents of more than 14 ...
Brian Yecies   +4 more
doaj  

The Influence of AI on Webtoons: What About the Future? An Ontological and Macroeconomic Perspective.

open access: yesمجلة العلوم و آفاق المعارف
The integration of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the Webtoon industry has fundamentally altered the lifecycle of digital comics, from initial ideation to global distribution.
Yasmina LABED, Alain VUILLEMIN
doaj   +1 more source

Korean Wave Fandom in Romania: From Consumers to Cultural Agents

open access: yesПроблеми на постмодерността
The paper explores how the Korean Wave (or Hallyu) is received, practiced, and localized among Romanian fans of South Korean culture. Moving beyond an understanding of Hallyu as imported entertainment, the study approaches K-pop, K-dramas, and similar ...
Valentina Marinescu   +2 more
doaj   +1 more source

East Asian Perspective in Transmedia Storytelling | Dynamics Between Agents in the New Webtoon Ecosystem in Korea: Responses to Waves of Transmedia and Transnationalism

open access: yesInternational Journal of Communication, 2019
Many forces have shaped the webtoon ecosystem into what it is today. The structure constantly evolves as webtoons gain popularity in and outside Korea and the number of agents entering the production field grows. Transmedia and transnationalism are also
Jane Yeahin Pyo   +2 more
doaj  

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