Re: [xmca] online games as tools for sociability

Hi Rachel,

Thank you very much. Play Between Worlds was already on my list, but I didn't
know about Mia Consalvo's book.

Cheers,

Luiz

(btw, thanks to everyone who is helping me, xmca is such a great community)

On Sat, 02 Feb 2008 13:33:32 -0800, Rachel Cody wrote
> Hi Luiz,
>
> I'd also recommend TL Taylor's work, /Play Between Worlds. /Mia
> Consalvo recently published /Cheating: Gaming Advantages in
> Videogames/ which was based on Final Fantasy XI.
>
> Rachel
>
> Luiz Carlos Baptista wrote:
> > Thanks a lot! I had already downloaded all files from gamestudies and had
> > bookmarked DiGRA, but I didn't know about GLS.
> >
> > Cheers,
> >
> > Luiz
> >
> > On Sat, 2 Feb 2008 08:51:28 -0800, Mark Chen wrote
> >
> >> Hi!
> >>
> >> In case you haven't already, take a look at Gamestudies.org. Some
> >> good theoretical/phil writing there. There's also archives of talks
> >> at DiGRA (Digital Games Research Association) and GLS (Games Learning
> >> Society) you could delve into.
> >>
> >> mark
> >>
> >> On Feb 2, 2008 5:15 AM, Luiz Carlos Baptista
> >> <lucabaptista@fcsh.unl.pt> wrote:
> >>
> >>> Thanks a lot. I already knew Constance's and Kurt's work, I'll check the
> >>> european guys.
> >>>
> >>> As regards data, I will draw on current and ongoing ethnographic and
> >>> sociological approaches, as well as my own experience as gamer. My
> >>>
> > interest
> >
> >>> is philosophical rather than "empirical".
> >>>
> >>> Best,
> >>> Luiz
> >>>
> >>>
> >> --
> >> Mark Chen | PhD student | Games researcher/designer | Tech instructor
> >> College of Education - Ed Tech | University of Washington - Seattle
> >> My games research and life in academia blog: markdangerchen.net
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