Ethnography and virtual worlds: a handbook of method

Ethnography and virtual worlds: a handbook of method

Boellstorff, Tom
Nardi, Bonnie
Pearce, Celia
Taylor, T.L.

33,28 €(IVA inc.)

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 ethnographers of virtual worlds, and focusing on the key method of participant observation, the book provides invaluable advice, tips, guidelines, and principles to aid researchers through every stage of a project, from choosing an online fieldsite to writing and publishing the results.

  • ISBN: 9780691149516
  • Editorial: Princeton University Pres
  • Encuadernacion: Rústica
  • Páginas: 264
  • Fecha Publicación: 01/09/2012
  • Nº Volúmenes: 1
  • Idioma: Inglés