The Warcraft civilization : social science in a virtual world /

Bainbridge, William Sims.

The Warcraft civilization : social science in a virtual world / William Sims Bainbridge. - Cambridge, Mass. : MIT Press, c2010. - 248 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

An exploration of the popular online role-playing game World of Warcraft as a virtual prototype of the real human future.

9780262013703 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0262013703 (hardcover : alk. paper) 9780262518062


World of Warcraft.


Computer games--Social aspects.
Shared virtual environments.
Virtual reality--Social aspects.
Online identities--Social aspects.
Videojuegos.
Diseño de videojuegos.
Juegos electrónicos.
Videojuegos--Análisis.

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