The NFL’s Super Bowl is a big event, which is on the verge of becoming a holiday in America. The Super Bowl is the NFL championship game. The best teams from the National and American Football Conferences come and compete for the title. This event occurs annually. The game has become America’s biggest sporting event. Over 114 million people watch the Super Bowl (Pallotta “par.” 1). The commercials during the breaks are also a big attraction for most viewers. More parties are thrown for this event than any other event. People tend to eat as much food as on Thanksgiving during Super Bowl parties. A Super Bowl watch party was held at George’s on the Texas State University campus. People engage in the Super Bowl as a source of entertainment, but the ultimate outcome is a positive community confirmation for football fans. The fans shape the community by creating a competitive atmosphere, an environment for people to mobilize around their common interest, but the fans secondary goal is to encourage casual viewers to take part in the experience.
As the fans enter George’s there is a shift in the general atmosphere. Social inhibitions are no longer a factor here. The fans were less self-aware and more carefree. Some were very passionate about the game and …show more content…
The goal for the fan is to explain the game and to encourage the passive viewer to get more engaged in the event. There were a couple of instances that occurred at this event. There were couples were one partner is a sports fan and trying to explain the game to their partner. The fans want the causal viewer to engage in interpretive interaction to understand how the sport works. Once the viewer understands the foundation, it is an easier task for the fan to explain the concept of American football. This allows for the fan and the causal viewer to develop a bond around this common
As the fans enter George’s there is a shift in the general atmosphere. Social inhibitions are no longer a factor here. The fans were less self-aware and more carefree. Some were very passionate about the game and …show more content…
The goal for the fan is to explain the game and to encourage the passive viewer to get more engaged in the event. There were a couple of instances that occurred at this event. There were couples were one partner is a sports fan and trying to explain the game to their partner. The fans want the causal viewer to engage in interpretive interaction to understand how the sport works. Once the viewer understands the foundation, it is an easier task for the fan to explain the concept of American football. This allows for the fan and the causal viewer to develop a bond around this common