Entertainment in a Changing World: Vietnam and Video Gaming

Phan Quang Anh

doi:10.22801/svn.2019.11.2.107

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Entertainment in a Changing World: Vietnam and Video Gaming

Phan Quang Anh (Department of Social Anthropology and Cultural Studies (ISEK), University of Zurich, Switzerland)

SUVANNABHUMI / SUVANNABHUMI, (P)2092-738X; (E)2799-7839

2019, v.11 no.2, pp.107-124

https://doi.org/10.22801/svn.2019.11.2.107

Phan, Q. A. (2019). Entertainment in a Changing World: Vietnam and Video Gaming. SUVANNABHUMI, 11(2), 107-124, https://doi.org/10.22801/svn.2019.11.2.107

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The purpose of this paper is to shed light on the development timeline of video gaming in Vietnam. This paper would examine how Southeast Asia has become a key component in constructing the façade of the global gaming industry, focusing on Vietnam. As a communist country, Vietnam showed a distinctive pattern of video gaming reception. Video gaming has become a popular amusement among Vietnamese youth and has also helped Vietnam integrate into the modern world after the Vietnam War.

keywords: Asia, development, online gaming, video games, Vietnam

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