Book - Paperback

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds

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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.





Provides practical and detailed techniques for ethnographic research customized to reflect the specific issues of online virtual worlds, both game and nongame


Draws on research in a range of virtual worlds, including Everquest, Second Life, There.com, and World of Warcraft


Provides suggestions for dealing with institutional review boards, human subjects protocols, and ethical issues


Guides the reader through the full trajectory of ethnographic research, from research design to data collection, data analysis, and writing up and publishing research results


Addresses myths and misunderstandings about ethnographic research, and argues for the scientific value of ethnography

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Judul Seri

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No. Panggil

304.46 BOE Eth

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: Princeton University Press., 2012

Deskripsi Fisik

237

Bahasa

ISBN/ISSN

978069114951

Klasifikasi

USA

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