and Affinity Spaces
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Affinity Space: A community of at least two or more people, whether online or not, that share a
common interest and pursue that interest.
FIFA’s Affinity Space: A community of soccer fans that have a specific interest in soccer video
games and all the intricacies that come along with it. FIFA’s A.S., however, is only an online
community.
Definitions
• Created in 1993• A soccer video game that includes a
plethora of the world’s club teams and international squads
• Capable of being played against the A.I. and online against other users
• EA’s most profitable game
A Brief Introduction of FIFA
FIFA 2012’s Affinity Space is quite unlike any other sports video game
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FIFA’s Affinity Space doesn’t exists without Soccer’s Affinity Space
SOCCER’S AFFINITY SPACE
FIFA 2012’s Affinity Space
Fans of FIFA 2012?
Or Soccer Hooligans?
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FIFA 2012’s Affinity Space expands from:
to
Official FIFA 2012 Forumshttp://forum.ea.com/uk/sections/show/1.page
toFan-made FIFA Forums
http://www.hitthepost.co.uk/To
FIFA 2012 Ultimate Team and it’s communities.
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pgm2RK6X6ZM&feature=channel_video_title
Humorous Videos
Highlight Videos
Complaint Videos
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EcNupJhZjTg&feature=relmfu
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hQxQOXPdsRE&feature=relmfu
Man-on-Man Kissing Glitch Videoshttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yYzUng4SkhY
Usage approved by creator
• Very formal
• Not very exciting or fan friendly
• More or less a site for game designers to get criticized
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Hit The Post• Fan Made Site• Very personal (Introduction area, encourages
multiple and frequent posting, smaller knit community)
• Discussions much more relevant to gamers such as:• Teams they use/play against• Favorite players/celebrations• Things they like/don’t like
• Guides and Tutorials• General soccer discussion for fans
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Common Lingo• N00b (Newbs, Newbies, Rookie bitches)
• Meant as a negative term, forum posters and players who are mic’d up in-game call opponents “n00bs” who constantly use the game’s highest ranked teams (Chelsea, Manchester United, Brazil, Real Madrid, etc.) or quit early.
• Beast (Beastly, Beast Mode)• The term “beast” can describe a litany of
different aspects of the game. All are a form of domination and range from:• Players/goalies• Teams• Tricks• Users
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