Abstract
This study investigates the deciding factors of Jakarta Cosplayer Community members in choosing their selected costume for Cosplay. What significance is this community searching for through the costumes they choose and wear? They deeply immerse themselves in the figure or character from famous anime, manga, games, and their imaginary idol character. The authors argue they have self-esteem issues by trying to be someone out of their ordinary life. To justify, the author conducted the focus group discussion and used a semiotics approach to decode members of the Jakarta Cosplayer Community decisions. The result shows that this Cosplayer is seeking personal self-identity within their convention through a social media platform to achieve hierarchy and power to sustain their digital persona with the help of digital technologies through social media.
Presenters
Meilani MeilaniDeputy Head of Film Department, School of Design, Bina Nusantara University, Indonesia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Communications and Linguistic Studies
KEYWORDS
Digital Identity, Cosplay, Self-Identity, Social Media, Sustainable Community
