Imagining Agriculture in Digital Games: Types and Socio-Cultural Meanings of Agricultural Representation

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The aim is to analyze how agriculture is represented in digital games and the resulting socio-cultural meanings.
Analyzed 40 digital games released since the 2000s that include agricultural elements.
Conducted a qualitative analysis focusing on agricultural status, production methods, and time management.
Identified five types of agricultural representation: idyllic lifestyles, industrial management, reproduction devices, growth support systems, and cyclical time mechanisms.
Identified five distinct types of agricultural representation in games, each highlighting different elements of farming.
Showed that games selectively emphasize certain agricultural aspects while downplaying others based on genre and reward structures.
Highlighted the dual nature of games in fostering familiarity with agriculture while also obscuring the structural challenges of real-world farming.

Analyzes agricultural representation in digital games, revealing its socio-cultural implications in contemporary culture.

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Kyunghyuk Lee (2026) studied this question.

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