Play between worlds exploring online game culture
"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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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Cambridge, Mass. :
MIT Press
c2006.
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| Edición: | 1st ed |
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| Ver en Biblioteca Universitat Ramon Llull: | https://discovery.url.edu/permalink/34CSUC_URL/1im36ta/alma991009863823206719 |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- Intro
- Acknowledgments
- 1 Finding New Worlds
- 2 Gaming Lifeworlds: Social Play in Persistent Environments
- 3 Beyond Fun: Instrumental Play and Power Gamers
- 4 Where the Women Are
- 5 Whose Game Is This Anyway?
- 6 The Future of Persistent Worlds and Critical Game Studies
- Glossary
- Notes
- References
- Index.
