The 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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| Zusammenfassung: | "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, Yee shows that virtual spaces perpetuate social norms and stereotypes from the offline world, transform play into labor, and inspire racial scapegoating and superstitious thinking. And the change that does occur is often out of our control and effected by unparalleled...but rarely recognized...tools for controlling what players think and how they behave. Using player surveys, psychological experiments, and in-game data, Yee breaks down misconceptions about who plays fantasy games and the extent to which the online and offline worlds operate separately. With a wealth of entertaining and provocative examples, he explains what virtual worlds are about and why they matter, not only for entertainment but also for business and education. He uses gaming as a lens through which to examine the pressing question of what it means to be human in a digital world. His thought-provoking book is an invitation to think more deeply about virtual worlds and what they reveal to us about ourselves. ".. |
| Beschreibung: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Beschreibung: | X, 248 S. |
| ISBN: | 9780300190991 |
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Acknowledgments
ix
Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
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chapter i: The New World
9
chapter
2:
Who Plays and Why
22
chapter
3:
Superstitions
39
chapter
4:
The Labor of Fun
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a PT
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5 :
Yi-Shan-Guan
7 8
chapter
6:
The Locker Room Utopia
96
chapter
7:
The Impossible Romance
117
chapter
8:
Tools of Persuasion and Control
138
chapter
9:
Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes,
and the Quest for Big Data 1C9
chapter
то:
Changing the Rules
177
chapter
η
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The Hidden Logic of Avatars
197
chapter
12:
Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds
209
Notes
217
Glossary of Online Gaming Terms
235-
Index
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