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"In Play Between Worlds, T.L. Taylor examines multiplayer gaming life as it is lived on the borders, in the gaps - as players slip in and out of complex social networks that cross online and offline space. Taylor questions the common assumption that playing computer games is an isolating and al...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Taylor, T. L.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
Temas:
Video games > Social aspects.
Fantasy games > Social aspects.
Role playing > Social aspects.
Simulation games > Social aspects.
Jeux sur Internet > Aspect social.
Jeux de simulation > Aspect social.
Jeu de rôle > Aspect social.
GAMES > Video & Electronic.
Video games > Social aspects
Fantasy games > Social aspects
Role playing > Social aspects
GAME STUDIES/Online Games
GAME STUDIES/Games & Culture
CULTURAL STUDIES/Identity Politics
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:"In Play Between Worlds, T.L. Taylor examines multiplayer gaming life as it is lived on the borders, in the gaps - as players slip in and out of complex social networks that cross online and offline space. Taylor questions the common assumption that playing computer games is an isolating and alienating activity indulged in by solitary teenage boys. Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs), in which thousands of players participate in a virtual game world in real time, are in fact actively designed for sociability. Games like the popular EverQuest, she argues, are fundamentally social spaces."--Jacket
Descripción Física:1 online resource (197 pages) : illustrations
Bibliografía:Includes bibliographical references (pages 165-192) and index.
ISBN:9780262284714
0262284715
1423774574
9781423774570
1282100890
9781282100893
9786612100895
6612100893

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