Title Communities of play : emergent cultures in multiplayer games and virtual worlds / Celia Pearce and Artemesia ; forewords by Tom Boellstorff and Bonnie A. Nardi

Published Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, ©2009

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Description 1 online resource (xiii, 327 pages) : illustrations Summary The odyssey of a group of "refugees" from a closed-down online game and an exploration of emergent fan cultures in virtual worlds Analysis GAME STUDIES/Online Games DIGITAL HUMANITIES & NEW MEDIA/Social Media & Networking SOCIAL SCIENCES/Media Studies Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Video games -- Social aspects Fantasy games -- Social aspects Role playing -- Social aspects Shared virtual environments -- Social aspects Communities. Community life. GAMES -- Video & Electronic. Communities Community life Fantasy games -- Social aspects Role playing -- Social aspects Form Electronic book ISBN 9780262259125 0262259125 9780262291545 0262291541 1282694715 9781282694712 9786612694714 6612694718

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