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BL
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| Record Number
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694113
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b516302
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| Main Entry
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Bainbridge, William Sims
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| Title & Author
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Online multiplayer games /\ William Sims Bainbridge
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| Publication Statement
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[San Rafael, Calif.] :: Morgan & Claypool Publishers,, [c2010]
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| Series Statement
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Synthesis lectures on information concepts, retrieval, and services,; #13
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| Page. NO
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viii, 105 p. :: ill. ;; 24 cm
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| ISBN
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1608451429 (pbk.)
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: 9781608451425 (pbk.)
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| Notes
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Place of publication from publisher's website
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| Bibliographies/Indexes
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Includes bibliographical references (p. 91-104)
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| Contents
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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
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| Subject
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Fantasy games
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Internet games-- Social aspects
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Shared virtual environments
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| Dewey Classification
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004
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| LC Classification
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GV1469.17.S63B35 2010
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