Video Game Worlds : Working at Play in the Culture of EverQuest
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Format
Paperback / Softback
ISBN-10
1611320682
ISBN-13
9781611320688
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
340 grams
Product Classification:
Popular culture
Ksh 7,400.00
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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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