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How to conduct ethnographies of massively multiplayer online role-playing games / Jamie Woodcock.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Woodcock, Jamie, author.
- Series:
- SAGE research methods: doing research online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Video games--Social aspects--Research.
- Video games.
- Fantasy games--Social aspects--Research.
- Fantasy games.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource.
- Place of Publication:
- London : SAGE Publications, Ltd., 2022.
- Summary:
- Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games have grown widely in popularity, with new communities emerging around their play. Ethnography can provide important insights into how players interact with games and communities. This guide provides a summary of how to undertake online ethnographies in this context. It highlights the key features of this method, comparing it to other forms of ethnography. The opportunities and challenges are discussed, with a particular focus on ethics in this context.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 1-5296-1010-9
- 9781529610109
- OCLC:
- 1335037634
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