Island Time in Lockdown: Animal Crossing: New Horizons’ Slow Culture and Its Shinto Source

Abstract This article argues that Animal Crossing: New Horizons embodies the culture of Slowness discovered by many during the covid-19 lockdown in 2020, and that its acclaim points to a future for Slowness in games and, perhaps, in lifestyle more generally. The title will be considered within the c...

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Main Author: Quirk, Monica Alice (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Brill 2021
In: Journal of religion, media and digital culture
Year: 2021, Volume: 10, Issue: 3, Pages: 428-444
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Animal Crossing / COVID-19 (Disease) / Pandemic / Social contact / Deceleration / Shintoism
RelBib Classification:BN Shinto
TK Recent history
ZB Sociology
ZD Psychology
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B Video Games
B animal crossing
B Shinto
B slow living
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