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Star worlds : freedom versus control in online gameworlds /

"Star Worlds explores the future-oriented universe of online virtual worlds connected with popular science fiction--specifically, with Star Wars and Star Trek--that have been inhabited for over a decade by computer gamers. The Star Wars and Star Trek franchises, both of which have shaped the do...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Bainbridge, William Sims (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Ann Arbor : University of Michigan Press, 2017.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Global Cultural Studies Supplement.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo

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588 |a Description based on print version record; resource not viewed. 
505 0 |a Galaxies far, far away -- Free will -- Living in Tatooine -- Homes among the stars -- A long time ago -- Companions -- To boldly go -- The foundry -- Second Trek -- Star life. 
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