Communities of play : emergent cultures in multiplayer games and virtual worlds

The odyssey of a group of "refugees" from a closed-down online game and an exploration of emergent fan cultures in virtual worlds.Play communities existed long before massively multiplayer online games; they have ranged from bridge clubs to sports leagues, from tabletop role-playing games...

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Main Authors:	Pearce, Celia, Boellstorff, Tom, Nardi, Bonnie A.
Format:	eBook Book
Language:	English
Published:	Cambridge, Mass MIT Press 2009 The MIT Press
Edition:	1
Series:	The MIT Press
Subjects:	Communities Community life Culture Design Fantasy games Fantasy games > Social aspects Games Games of strategy Internet Internet games Internet games > Social aspects Role playing Role playing > Social aspects Shared virtual environments Shared virtual environments > Social aspects Video games-Social aspects Virtual reality Visual culture
ISBN:	9780262516730, 026251673X, 9780262162579, 0262162571
Online Access:	Get full text
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