The term first-person shooter (FPS) describes a video game genre where players participate in weapon-based combat all in the first person, or from the perspective of their character.
[2] As Oldenburg described it: “Third places exist on neutral ground and serve to level their guests to a condition of social equality.
Within these places, conversation is the primary activity and a major vehicle for the display and appreciation of human personality and individuality.
In pre-game lobbies, players communicate with one another over tactics, harass players on the other team, chat generally between members and friends on the same team, and offer new releases in the genre (new patches, politics of companies, thoughts of recent or upcoming conventions, etc.).
Playing online games is not just for the mere fact of showing off one's skills in the digital arena, the real draw for opponents and the draw for even participating in the digital arena is the knowledge that there is a real, emotional being on the other end to compete against.
The social world that they seek includes ultra-competitiveness, forming clans, trash-talking, swearing at the winners, and lording over the losers.
[5] For all prospective and current gamers, establishing and developing one's identity is crucial and only natural in a social arena.
According to the gender role theory and the observations in Dmitri Williams' article on gender roles in video games, since males by nature exhibit traits of competitiveness, aggression, and being ambitious, men are more likely to find interest in video games and are more likely to play them longer and more frequently than women.
[8] Male and female players and what they set out to achieve in video games is different when they play.
With all of the different types of verbal communication that occurs in chat, trash-talking is the most common way players socialize online.
[citation needed] Trash-talking is a form of discourse that happens when a subject tries to anger or make fun of another player in attempt to show dominance.