| 紀錄類型: |
書目-語言資料,印刷品
: 單行本
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| 作者: |
BainbridgeWilliam Sims, |
| 出版地: |
[San Rafael, Calif.] |
| 出版者: |
Morgan & Claypool Publishers; |
| 出版年: |
c2010 |
| 面頁冊數: |
viii, 105 p.ill. : 24 cm.; |
| 集叢名: |
Synthesis lectures on information concepts, retrieval, and services#13 |
| 標題: |
Internet games - Social aspects - |
| 標題: |
Fantasy games - |
| 標題: |
Shared virtual environments - |
| 附註: |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-104) |
| ISBN: |
978-1-60845-142-5 |
| 內容註: |
Introduction. Types of online multiplayer games Preserving game history Intellectual approaches to games Research topic areas Historical-cultural origins. A Tale in the Desert Dark Age of Camelot Age of Conan Lord of the Rings online StarWars Galaxies Technical constraints. Latency Sharding Graphics --Rolecoding and social control. Systems of rules Deviant behavior Game masters and mentors Legal regime Personality and motivation. Psychological theories and typologies Game-based theories Theoretical debates Non-player character personality Avatars and characters. Building a bond with an avatar The quality of avatar relationships Secondary avatars Facing the end Virtual professions and economies. Work in StarWars Galaxies Production in World of Warcraft Division of labor in professions Social relations inside games. Emergent social organization Examples of guilds Quantitative research on guilds Implications for external society. The online game penumbra What people learn in online games Research opportunities |