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200 10$aPlay between worlds $eexploring online game culture /$fT.L. Taylor
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210   $aCambridge, Mass. $cMIT Press$dc2006
215   $a1 online resource (206 p.)
300   $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
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320   $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [165]-192) and index.
327   $aIntro -- Acknowledgments -- 1 Finding New Worlds -- 2 Gaming Lifeworlds: Social Play in Persistent Environments -- 3 Beyond Fun: Instrumental Play and Power Gamers -- 4 Where the Women Are -- 5 Whose Game Is This Anyway? -- 6 The Future of Persistent Worlds and Critical Game Studies -- Glossary -- Notes -- References -- Index.
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