The odyssey of a group of "refugees" from a closed-down online game and an exploration of emergent fan cultures in virtual worlds.
Play communities existed long before massively multiplayer online games; they have ranged from bridge clubs to sports leagues, from tabletop role-playing games to Civil War reenactments. With the emergence of digital networks, however, new varieties of adult play communities have appeared, most notably within online games and virtual worlds. Players in these networked worlds sometimes develop a sense of community that transcends the game itself.
In Communities of Play, game researcher and designer Celia Pearce explores emergent fan cultures in networked digital worlds -- actions by players that do not coincide with the intentions of the game's designers. Pearce looks in particular at the Uru Diaspora -- a group of players whose game, Uru: Ages Beyond Myst, closed. These players (primarily baby boomers) immigrated into other worlds, self-identifying as "refugees"; relocated in There.com, they created a hybrid culture integrating aspects of their old world. Ostracized at first, they became community leaders. Pearce analyzes the properties of virtual worlds and looks at the ways design affects emergent behavior. She discusses the methodologies for studying online games, including a personal account of the sometimes messy process of ethnography. Pearce considers the "play turn" in culture and the advent of a participatory global playground enabled by networked digital games every bit as communal as the global village Marshall McLuhan saw united by television. Countering the ludological definition of play as unproductive and pointing to the long history of pre-digital play practices, Pearce argues that play can be a prelude to creativity.
Название: Ethnography and virtual worlds ISBN: 0691149518 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780691149516 Издательство: Wiley Рейтинг: Цена: 4435.00 р. Наличие на складе: Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Suitable for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods, this title provides practical and detailed techniques for ethnographic research customized to reflect the specific issues of online virtual worlds, both game and nongame.
Описание: One of the most important elements needed for effective training in Virtual Reality (VR) is the generation of variable scenarios. This book examines the main components needed when defining effective scenarios: scene geometry, organ appearance, and biomechanical parameters providing an overview of related work and introducing specific solutions.
Описание: Virtual training gives learning professionals unprecedented flexibility, making it possible to reach participants globally and unite physically dispersed teams. This title goes beyond introducing the technology, to offer trainers proven techniques tailored specifically to engage live online audiences.
Описание: This book explores identity in virtual worlds, discussing identities, avatars and their relationship; identity development in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across environments; and creating an online identity for a physical world purpose.
Описание: The constant creation of internet technologies has contributed to growing trends of scenario-based virtual environments and serious games in education. Along with these new technologies, there is an increasing interest in how students can be effectively assessed when using such virtual environments. <br><br><em>Cases on the Assessment of Scenario and Game-Based Virtual Worlds in Higher Education</em> is a comprehensive collection that provides aspects of assessment in virtual worlds combined with lessons learned from critical reflection. These case studies present successes, challenges, and innovations to be utilised as a framework for practitioners and researchers to base their own effective forms of scenario-based learning. This publication would be of particular interest to practice-based disciplines such as education, nursing, medicine, and social work.
Автор: Merchant Название: Virtual Literacies ISBN: 0415899605 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415899604 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 23734.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
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The growth of interest in virtual worlds and other online spaces for children and young people raises important issues for literacy educators and researchers. This book is a timely and much-needed collection of current research in the area. It provides a synthesis of knowledge and understanding and will be a key resource for scholars, students and teachers, particularly those interested in digital literacies. The work presents a coherent vision of current knowledge, and some of the most engaging, empirical research being undertaken on virtual worlds and online spaces in and beyond educational institutions. It contains international studies from the UK, North America and Australasia.
This is an important time for those researching virtual worlds, videogaming and Web 2.0 technologies, since there is growing professional interest in their significance in the education and development of children and young people. Whether these technologies are solely associated with informal learning or whether they should be incorporated into classroom contexts is hotly debated. This book provides a principled evaluation and appreciation of the learning, teaching and instruction that can occur in digital environments, showing children, young people and those who work with them as active agents with possibilities to navigate new paths.
Автор: Webb Название: Teaching Literature in Virtual Worlds ISBN: 0415886287 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415886284 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 26796.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Through reports from classrooms where on-line virtual worlds are in use, this book invites readers to consider the realities and possibilities of this emerging and valuable pedagogy for teaching specific literary works.
Автор: Trifonas Название: Learning the Virtual Life ISBN: 041589204X ISBN-13(EAN): 9780415892049 Издательство: Taylor&Francis Рейтинг: Цена: 24499.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Learning the Virtual Life offers ways to consider the local and global effects of digital media on educational environments, as well as the cultural transformations of how we now define learning and literacy.
Автор: D`Agustino Название: Immersive Environments, Augmented Realities, And Virtual Worlds ISBN: 1466626704 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781466626706 Издательство: Mare Nostrum (Eurospan) Рейтинг: Цена: 25502.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Technology has had direct impact on education in increasing the way that society continues to learn. Applications of immersive environments, virtual worlds, and augmented reality have significant implications for how teaching and learning are achieved in contemporary education. <br><br><em>Immersive Environments, Augmented Realities and Virtual Worlds: Assessing Future Trends in Education</em> brings together current research and performance in trends in education. While examining cyber behaviour and the use of virtual worlds, immersive technologies and augmented realities aim to improve teaching and enhancing learning.
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