Proteus paradox : how online games and virtual worlds change us, and how they don't

Proteus paradox : how online games and virtual worlds change us, and how they don't /

"Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism,...

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Main Author: Yee, Nick, 1979-
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, [2014]
Subjects:
Video games.
Virtual reality.
Shared virtual environments.
virtual reality.
GAMES > Board.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Media Studies.
Computer games
Shared virtual environments
Virtual reality
Online Access:Connect to this title online (unlimited users allowed)
Table of 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

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