Play between worlds : exploring online game culture /

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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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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Taylor, T. L.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2006.
Subjects:
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
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • 1. Finding new worlds
  • 2. Gaming lifeworlds : social play in persistent environments
  • 3. Beyond fun : instrumental play and power games
  • 4. Where the women are
  • 5. Whose game is this anyway?
  • 6. The future of persistent worlds and critical game studies.

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