Ethnography and Virtual Worlds : : A Handbook of Method /

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds : : A Handbook of Method / / Tom Boellstorff, Bonnie Nardi, T.L. Taylor, Celia Pearce.

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds is the only book of its kind--a concise, comprehensive, and practical guide for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods to study online virtual worlds, including both game and nongame environments. Written by leading ethnogr...

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Superior document:Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton University Press eBook-Package Backlist 2000-2013
VerfasserIn:
Boellstorff, Tom,
Nardi, Bonnie,
Pearce, Celia,
TeilnehmendeR:
Marcus, George E.
Place / Publishing House:Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2012]
©2013
Year of Publication:2012
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (264 p.)
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments
  • Foreword
  • Chapter 1. Why This Handbook?
  • Chapter 2. Three Brief Histories
  • Chapter 3. Ten Myths about Ethnography
  • Chapter 4. Research Design and Preparation
  • Chapter 5. Participant Observation in Virtual Worlds
  • Chapter 6. Interviews and Virtual Worlds Research
  • Chapter 7. Other Data Collection Methods for Virtual Worlds Research
  • Chapter 8. Ethics
  • Chapter 9. Human Subjects Clearance and Institutional Review Boards
  • Chapter 10. Data Analysis
  • Chapter 11. Writing Up, Presenting, and Publishing Ethnographic Research
  • Chapter 12. Conclusion: Arrivals and New Departures
  • References
  • Index

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