How to conduct ethnographies of massively multiplayer online role-playing games /
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...
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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London :
SAGE Publications, Ltd.,
2022.
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| Series: | SAGE research methods: doing research online
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| Online Access: | Connect to the full text of this electronic book |
| 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. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource. |
| ISBN: | 9781529610109 1529610109 |