Tools

LEADER 03282cam a22004814a 4500

001 ocm63122794;

003 OCoLC;

005 20141211185829.0;

008 060117s2006 ncu b 001 0 eng ;

010 a| 2006001521;

020 a| 0786424362 (softcover : alk. paper);

020 a| 9780786424368;

035 a| (Sirsi) o63122794;

035 a| (OCoLC)63122794;

042 a| pcc;

049 a| EREE;

050 00 a| GV1469.6b| .G36 2006;

082 00 a| 793.932| 22;

245 00 a| Gaming as culture :b| essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games /c| edited by J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks and W. Keith Winkler.;

300 a| viii, 224 pages ;c| 23 cm;

336 a| text2| rdacontent;

337 a| unmediated2| rdamedia;

338 a| volume2| rdacarrier;

504 a| Includes bibliographical references and index.;

505 0 a| Introduction: Fantasy games, gaming cultures, and social life / J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks, and W. Keith Winkler -- The role-playing game and the game of role-playing : the ludic self and everyday life / Dennis D. Waskul -- Incorporative discourse strategies in tabletop fantasy role-playing gaming / Sean Q. Hendricks -- Social events and roles in Magic : a semiotic analysis / Csilla Weninger -- Consumption and authenticity in the collectible strategy games subculture / J. Patrick Williams -- Desktop conquistadors : negotiating American manhood in the digital fantasy role-playing game / Kevin Schut -- Playing with identity : unconscious desire and role-playing games / Michelle Nephew -- The business and the culture of gaming / W. Keith Winkler -- Online gaming and the interactional self : identity interplay in situated practice / Florence Chee, Marcelo Vieta, and Richard Smith -- Invoking the avatar : gaming skills as cultural and out-of-game capital / Heather L. Mello -- Vicarious experience : staying there connected with and through our own and other characters / Tim Marsh.;

520 a| "This book presents the most current research in fantasy games and examines the cultural and constructionist dimensions of fantasy gaming as a leisure activity. Each chapter investigates some social or behavioral aspect of fantasy gaming and provides insight into the cultural, linguistic, sociological, and psychological impact of games on both the individual and society"--Provided by publisher.;

650 0 a| Fantasy gamesx| Social aspects.=| ^A179366;

650 0 a| Role playingx| Social aspects.=| ^A28794;

650 0 a| Leisurex| Social aspects.=| ^A10137;

650 0 a| Popular culture.=| ^A34627;

700 1 a| Williams, J. Patrick,d| 1970-=| ^A631602;

700 1 a| Hendricks, Sean Q.=| ^A631603;

700 1 a| Winkler, W. Keith.=| ^A631604;

856 41 3| Table of contentsu| http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip066/2006001521.html;

994 a| 92b| ERE;

910 a| PromptCat;

938 a| Baker & Taylorb| BKTYc| 35.00d| 35.00i| 0786424362n| 0006635490s| active;

980 a| 2006-05-03b| 35d| 0e| 35f| 877191;

596 a| 1;

998 a| 1035505;

999 a| GV1469.6 .G36 2006w| LCc| 1i| 30372013691115d| 2/1/2023e| 1/9/2023f| 2/13/2012g| 2l| JGESm| JOYNERn| 7p| $35.00q| 1r| Ys| Yt| JGESBKu| 5/11/2006x| BOOKz| JSTACKSo| .STAFF. 0;

Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks and W. Keith Winkler.

Other author	Williams, J. Patrick, 1970-
Other author	Hendricks, Sean Q.
Other author	Winkler, W. Keith.
Format	Book
Publication Info	Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Co., ©2006.
Description	viii, 224 pages ; 23 cm
Supplemental Content	Table of contents
Subjects	Fantasy games--Social aspects. Role playing--Social aspects. Leisure--Social aspects. Popular culture.

Contents	Introduction: Fantasy games, gaming cultures, and social life / J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks, and W. Keith Winkler -- The role-playing game and the game of role-playing : the ludic self and everyday life / Dennis D. Waskul -- Incorporative discourse strategies in tabletop fantasy role-playing gaming / Sean Q. Hendricks -- Social events and roles in Magic : a semiotic analysis / Csilla Weninger -- Consumption and authenticity in the collectible strategy games subculture / J. Patrick Williams -- Desktop conquistadors : negotiating American manhood in the digital fantasy role-playing game / Kevin Schut -- Playing with identity : unconscious desire and role-playing games / Michelle Nephew -- The business and the culture of gaming / W. Keith Winkler -- Online gaming and the interactional self : identity interplay in situated practice / Florence Chee, Marcelo Vieta, and Richard Smith -- Invoking the avatar : gaming skills as cultural and out-of-game capital / Heather L. Mello -- Vicarious experience : staying there connected with and through our own and other characters / Tim Marsh.
Abstract	"This book presents the most current research in fantasy games and examines the cultural and constructionist dimensions of fantasy gaming as a leisure activity. Each chapter investigates some social or behavioral aspect of fantasy gaming and provides insight into the cultural, linguistic, sociological, and psychological impact of games on both the individual and society"--Provided by publisher.
Bibliography note	Includes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN	2006001521
ISBN	0786424362 (softcover : alk. paper)
ISBN	9780786424368

Availability

Library	Location	Call Number	Status	Item Actions
Joyner	General Stacks	GV1469.6 .G36 2006	✔ Available	Place Hold

Gaming as culture : essays on reality, identity and experience in fantasy games / edited by J. Patrick Williams, Sean Q. Hendricks and W. Keith Winkler.

Click here for more information about this title

Availability