Ethnography and virtual worlds: a handbook of method

"Ethnography and Virtual Worlds is the only book of its kind--a concise, comprehensive, and practical guide for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods to study online virtual worlds, including both game and nongame environments. Written by leading e...

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Main Authors: Boellstorff, Tom 1969- (Author), Nardi, Bonnie A. (Author), Pearce, Celia 1961- (Author), Taylor, T. L. 1967- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Princeton ; Oxford Princeton University Press [2024]
Edition:Updated edition
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Summary:"Ethnography and Virtual Worlds is the only book of its kind--a concise, comprehensive, and practical guide for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods to study online virtual worlds, including both game and nongame environments. Written by leading ethnographers of virtual worlds, and focusing on the key method of participant observation, the book provides invaluable advice, tips, guidelines, and principles to aid researchers through every stage of a project, from choosing an online fieldsite to writing and publishing the results."--Publisher's website
Item Description:First published in 2012
Physical Description:xxiii, 237 pages 24 cm
ISBN:9780691264851
0691264856

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