Video Game Worlds : Working at Play in the Culture of EverQuest

Name: Video Game Worlds
Brand: Left Coast Press Inc
SKU: 9781611320671
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ISBN: 9781611320671

by Timothy Rowlands

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Format Hardback

ISBN-10 1611320674

ISBN-13 9781611320671

Publisher Left Coast Press Inc

Imprint Left Coast Press Inc

Country of Manufacture US

Country of Publication GB

Publication Date Jan 15th, 2012

Print length 201 Pages

Weight 530 grams

Product Classification: Popular culture Popular culture

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Timothy Rowlands brings a diverse mix of ethnographic, semiotic, and analytical approaches to analyze the massively multiplayer online game Everquest.

As massively multiplayer online (MMO) games grow in scope and popularity, what are the characteristics of their emerging gaming culture? How is this culture shaped by the decisions made by game designers and the collective interpretations of a game’s player base? In this book, Timothy Rowlands brings a diverse mix of ethnographic, semiotic, and analytical approaches to the virtual world of EverQuest. Through first-hand player experiences and interviews of other gamers, Rowlands analyzes a gaming environment that, as time goes on, looks less like leisure and more like a workspace. This groundbreaking fusion of sociology and the world of MMOs is a must read for scholars and gamers alike.

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