Digital Communication

Digital Communication

Clash of Clans

Overview of the game.

Clash of clans is a multiplayer game that mainly deals with strategic thinking and co-operation between members of a clan or village. The whole purpose of the game was to collaborate as a team in order to achieve a certain goal and be able to earn rewards. Teamwork was highly encouraged and that made the whole experience to be good as a communication within the clan members was highly encouraged.

The collaborative process:

As a clan it was important that we collaborate at all times as the aim was to defeat other clans as a team.

Establish: As a clan on a mission the first thing to do was to establish our main goal and give out roles. Since I was in clan/village that was already established, there was already a leader and subordinates elected in order to achieve the clan’s goal.

Envision: After establishing a goal and roles, a vision plan was to be created in order to ensure that everyone was on board with the mission and tasks to be carried out in order to be victorious.

Engineer: This is where a practical and more informative plan was addressed. As clan members we were giving each other tips and strategies as to how our vision will be carried out to the end.

Execute: After the accounts we had due to planning, this is where we finally went to war and ensured that we take on our opponents as a team. We played the game to our fullest capabilities and

Examine: The game was played to our best abilities and we achieved a goal as a clan all due to communication. The results were good and we got to learn a lot about each other and teamwork a skill.

Type of communication used:

The communication used in clash of clans is informal as it is a game and most users find it easier to use the texting language to save time. Although the texting language is easier to use and saves time, there has been complaints with the game not offering enough assistance when coming to communication between clan members. As a result users have resorted to using social media platforms like WhatsApp, WeChat and KiK to carry out their plans and be able to play effectively when in the game.

Although communication is achieved effectively in this game, there has been some instances where improper language was used by rival clan members in the game and that has proven to be dire as cuss words were used a lot and that resulting in people retaliating.

Overall view of the game

The game is good and a very good communication tool for people as it encourages teamwork a lot. Yes the game can be a good platform to educate the younger generation about digital citizenship. Communication is encouraged and so is proper online etiquette as there are a lot of people playing the game and proper behavior is the key to enjoying the whole gaming experience.