Egods - Faith Versus Fantasy in Computer Gaming

Zusatztext eGods may serve as a helpful reference for those researching online gaming, religious symbols, or considering a literary analysis of gaming environments. Informationen zum Autor William Sims Bainbridge is a prolific and influential sociologist of religion, science and popular culture, and serves as co-director of Human-Centered Computing at the NSF as well as Senior Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Klappentext William Bainbridge contends that the worlds of massively multiplayer online roleplaying games provide a new perspective on the human quest, one that combines the arts and simulates most aspects of real life. The quests in gameworlds also provide meaning for human action, in terms of narratives about achieving goals by overcoming obstacles. Zusammenfassung William Bainbridge contends that the worlds of massively multiplayer online roleplaying games provide a new perspective on the human quest, one that combines the arts and simulates most aspects of real life. The quests in gameworlds also provide meaning for human action, in terms of narratives about achieving goals by overcoming obstacles. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1: Disbelief Chapter 2: The Culture Game Chapter 3: Deities Chapter 4: Souls Chapter 5: Priests Chapter 6: Shrines Chapter 7: Magic Chapter 8: Morality Chapter 9: Cults Chapter 10: Death Chapter 11: Quests Appendix: The Gameworlds

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• Authors: Bainbridge, William Sims Bainbridge, William Sims (Co-Director Bainbridge, Bainbridge William Sims
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 04.04.2013
• EAN: 9780199935819
• ISBN: 978-0-19-993581-9
• No. of pages: 336
• Subjects: Guides > Hobby, home > Games, quizzes; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Social sciences, law, business > Media, communication > Media science; Computer- und Onlinespiele, Virtual Reality, Media Studies, RELIGION / Christian Life / Social Issues, GAMES / Video & Electronic, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Media Studies, Games / Gamebooks / Crosswords, RELIGION / Religion & Science, Rollenspiele (auch Fantasy-Rollenspiele), Kriegsspiele, GAMES / Role Playing & Fantasy, Media studies: internet, digital media and society, Religion and science, Religion & science, COMPUTERS / Virtual & Augmented Reality, Virtual worlds