The Proteus Paradox : How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-And How They Don't.
Title:
The Proteus Paradox : How Online Games and Virtual Worlds Change Us-And How They Don't.
Author:
Yee, Nick.
ISBN:
9780300199291
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (261 pages)
Contents:
Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall -- CHAPTER 1: The New World -- CHAPTER 2: Who Plays and Why -- CHAPTER 3: Superstitions -- CHAPTER 4: The Labor of Fun -- CHAPTER 5: Yi-Shan-Guan -- CHAPTER 6: The Locker Room Utopia -- CHAPTER 7: The ''Impossible'' Romance -- CHAPTER 8: Tools of Persuasion and Control -- CHAPTER 9: Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes, and the Quest for Big Data -- CHAPTER 10: Changing the Rules -- CHAPTER 11: The Hidden Logic of Avatars -- CHAPTER 12: Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds -- Notes -- Glossary of Online Gaming Terms -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- L -- M -- N -- P -- R -- S -- T -- W -- X -- Z -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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