Wizerunek gier wideo jako medium oddziaływania społecznego w Polsce. Analiza śródokresowa

Miłosz Babecki

doi:10.21697/kmt.2025.65.02

Published: 2026-03-31

Vol. 65 No. 1 (2026)

The perception of social impact video games in Poland: An interim analysis

Miłosz Babecki

Kultura Media Teologia

Section: peer-reviewed article

https://doi.org/10.21697/kmt.2025.65.02

Abstract

This paper presents preliminary findings from an original study conducted under the project Diagnoza postaw wobec gier wideo społecznego oddziaływania [Diagnosis of attitudes toward social impact video games]. Its main goal is to capture how video games are perceived as a medium of social impact in Poland. The research combines an online survey (Computer Assisted Web Interview – CAWI) and direct surveys (Paper and Pencil Interview – PAPI) carried out from April to December 2025, involving both social media recruitment and thematic lectures. Early results based on 135 respondents reveal current attitudes and levels of public awareness toward this specific type of games.

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video games, social impact video games, image of games, social awareness, Poland, survey study

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Babecki, Miłosz. “The Perception of Social Impact Video Games in Poland: An Interim Analysis”. Kultura Media Teologia, vol. 65, no. 1, Mar. 2026, pp. 24–43, doi:10.21697/kmt.2025.65.02.

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Miłosz Babecki

milosz.babecki@uwm.edu.pl
https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9749-9351

Affiliation:

University of Warmia and Mazury Poland

Bio Statement (e.g., department and rank)

I primarily focus on the communicative potential, meaning, and functions of serious browser-based games in processes of knowledge and skills transmission to users. I study the applied uses of social impact games that go beyond mere entertainment, engaging platforms such as computers, consoles, mobile media, and virtual reality interfaces. My research interests also include the influence of social media on users—particularly in the realms of education, work, and entertainment.

I advocate for effective yet high-quality, disruption-free, and safe social communication, mediated by new media: platforms, applications, and messaging services. I am the creator of the podcast Met@phor_Games, in which I present video games as multifunctional, culture-forming communication media.

As a collector of retro computers, consoles, and games, I analyze the evolution of these media interfaces and their impact on usage styles across diverse demographic groups. I am the author of the following books: "The Informational and Operational Potential of Serious Online Games in the System of Social Communication: An Analysis of Effectiveness, Structure, Thematization, and Functions" (Olsztyn 2016), "The Metaphoric Nature of Polish Political Browser Games: Contexts – Comparisons – Analyses" (Olsztyn 2020), and "Ubiquitous Video Games: 113 Tweets on the Conquest of the Global Mediasphere and the Winning of Gamers’ Hearts" (Olsztyn 2025).