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.
Автор: Hamera Название: Dancing Communities ISBN: 0230000037 ISBN-13(EAN): 9780230000032 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Dancers create `civic culture` as performances for public consumption, but also as vernaculars connecting individuals who may have little in common. Examining performance and the construction of culturally diverse communities the book suggests that amateur and concert dance can teach us how to live and work productively together.
SECTION I. Paradigmatic Approaches of Media Engagement and Social Mobilization
Chapter 1. An External Examination of Emerging Democratic Institutions and the Problem of Social and Economic Security
Chapter 2. Navigating the Development Aid Challenge: Towards a More Encompassing Framework
SECTION II. Regionalism and the Mediated Global Civil Society
Chapter 3. The Impact of Regionalism on Democracy Building: An examination of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)
Chapter 4. The Role of Cyberactivism in Disambiguating the Cosmopolis and Discourse of Democratization
SECTION III. Television as Political Weapon: The Asian and African Experience
Chapter 5. The Changing Face of Television and Public Policy Implications in India
Chapter 6. Television, Political Imagery, and Elections in India
Chapter 7. Media Exposure of Corruption and Re-election Chances of Incumbent Parties in AfricaSECTION IV. Marginalized Communities and the Challenge of Democracy in the US, Africa, Central, and South America
Chapter 8. The Impact of Governmental Strategies on Black Political Discourse Groups: Voices Heard from the Black Panther Party to the Black Lives Matter Movement
Chapter 9. The Mediatization of Violence: A Model for Utilizing Public Discourse and Networking to Counter Global Terrorism
Chapter 10. The Assassination of Journalists in Mexico: A Product of Criminal and Electoral Competition
Chapter 11. Land Tenure, Community Space and Media Engagement as Determinants of Good Governance in a Central American State: The Case of Guyana
SECTION V. Strengthening African Democratic Institutions through Policy and Communication
Chapter 12. Moving Beyond "Illiberal Democracy" in Sub-Saharan Africa: Recalling the Significance of Local Governance
Chapter 13. Use and Misuse of Data in Advocacy, Media and Opinion Polls in Africa: Realities, Challenges and Opportunities
Chapter 14. Media Advocacy and Strategic Networking in Transforming Norms and Policies
Автор: E.N. Bernard Название: Developing Tsunami-Resilient Communities ISBN: 940078905X ISBN-13(EAN): 9789400789050 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15672.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: Following the 1960 Chilean tsunami that killed 1,000 people in Chile, 61 in Hawaii, and 199 in Japan, the United States formed the Joint Tsunami Research E?ort (JTRE) and sta?ed the International Tsunami Information Center (ITIC) in Hawaii.
Описание: Since independence, Latin America has maintained close links with Britain. This book examines past, present and putative future cultural and social implications of the relationship through case studies focusing on English-speaking immigrants and their descendants throughout Latin America.
Автор: L. Lovern; C. Locust Название: Native American Communities on Health and Disability ISBN: 1349456063 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781349456062 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This volume examines concepts of disability and wellness in Native American communities, prominently featuring the life`s work of Dr. Carol Locust.
Автор: Jennifer Dailey-O`Cain Название: Trans-National English in Social Media Communities ISBN: 1137506148 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781137506146 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 13974.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: The analysis of these communities serves not only as a comparison of online language practices, but also as a close look at how globalization phenomena and `international English` play out in the practices of everyday life in different non-English-speaking countries.
Автор: Fazakarley, Jed Название: Muslim communities in england 1962-90 ISBN: 3319537911 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319537917 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 11878.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание:
1. Introduction.- 2. Accommodation and Integration: Educating English Muslims, 1962-1998.- 3. Integration Begins at Home: Purdah and English Muslim Families.- 4. Religion, Culture and Biology: English Muslim Workers, 1962-85.- 5. Butting Fundaments: Responses to the Rushdie Affair.- 6. The Origins, Location and Nature of Multiculturalism in Post-war Britain.- 7. Conclusion: English Muslims and Multiculturalism since the 1990s.
Автор: J.P. Joulia; D. van Asselt; P. Argyris; J. Pasquie Название: European Communities Oil and Gas Technological Development Projects ISBN: 1853334782 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781853334788 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 26122.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This book is a long-term empirical analysis of the impact of the civil rights movement on the real-life situations of southern blacks. Looking at the period from the late 1950s to the mid-1980s, it assesses the role of black political participation in six Florida cities. Originally published in 1989. The Princeton Legacy Library uses the latest p
Автор: Ruth Sanz Sabido Название: Representing Communities ISBN: 3319650297 ISBN-13(EAN): 9783319650296 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 15372.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: This edited collection offers the latest research into the reproduction of `hegemonic` discourse and the ways in which the description and evaluation of social groups affects their ability to exercise cultural and political autonomy.
Автор: Chu, Cindy Yik-yi Название: Foreign communities in hong kong 1840s-1950s ISBN: 1403970599 ISBN-13(EAN): 9781403970596 Издательство: Springer Рейтинг: Цена: 12577.00 р. Наличие на складе: Есть у поставщика Поставка под заказ.
Описание: It aims to portray Hong Kong history through the perspectives of foreign communities - the British, Germans, Americans, Indians and Japanese - and to understand how they perceived the economic situation, political administration and culture of the colony.
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