Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds by Celia Pearce

Communities of Play: Emergent Cultures in Multiplayer Games and Virtual Worlds

Celia Pearce with Bonnie A. Nardi (Contributor), Tom Boellstorff (Contributor)

327 pages first pub 2009 (editions)

nonfiction sociology video games adventurous challenging slow-paced
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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...

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