Power games just want to have fun?: instrumental play in a MMOG

Submitted by Jason Rutter on Mon, 09/04/2007 - 10:55.

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Publication Type		Proceedings Article
Year of Publication		2003
Authors		Taylor,T L
Conference Name		DiGRA 2005 Conference: Changing Views--Worlds in Play
Key Words		Massive multiplayer online games; MMOG; EverQuest; socialization; styles of play; player typology; power gaming
Abstract		In this paper I explore a particular slice of massive multiplayer participants known as power gamers. Through my ethnography of EverQuest, as well as interviews with players, I analyze the ways these participants, who operate with a highly instrumental game-orientation, actually facilitate their play style through a variety of distinctly social activities. Rather than seeing this segment of the gaming population as “lone ranger” figures or via various other “geek gamer” myths, this work explores the way high-end players are actually embedded in deeply social structures, rituals, and practices.
URL		http://www.digra.org/dl/display_html?chid=http://www.digra.org/dl/db/05163.32071

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