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Title	Channels of communication : a study of folklore in the segmented online "communities" within massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs)
Author	Learning, Jeffery M.
Description	Thesis (M.A.)--Memorial University of Newfoundland, 2009. Folklore
Date	2009
Pagination	iv, 186 leaves : ill.
Subject	Computer games--Social aspects; Internet games--Social aspects;
Degree	M.A.
Degree Grantor	Memorial University of Newfoundland. Dept. of Folklore
Discipline	Folklore
Language	Eng
Notes	Includes bibliographical references (leaves 131-138)
Abstract	Massively Multiplayer Online Games house communities that require significant folkloric exploration. This thesis penetrates trends, traditions, and etiquette in an attempt to explore some of the more fundamental folklore theories and approaches to functionalism, space/place, group communication, and identity. Building on works that theorize virtual/physical space and notions of communication space, this thesis rationalizes the informal communication networks that are developed and used by the players of these social juggernauts. As observed through participant-observation of Dark Ages of Camelot, the true location of the elusive virtual commons lies not in the simulated physical landscape of the game but instead in the text of various communication channels created exclusively by and for these groups. These channels, i.e., commons, produce a diverse series of traditions that mirror real-world customs, most of which have the side effect of allowing players and groups to build their own identities.
Type	Text
Format	Image/jpeg; Application/pdf
Source	Paper copy kept in the Centre for Newfoundland Studies, Memorial University Libraries
Local Identifier	a2997174
Rights	The author retains copyright ownership and moral rights in this thesis. Neither the thesis nor substantial extracts from it may be printed or otherwise reproduced without the author's permission.
Collection	Electronic Theses and Dissertations
Scanning Status	Completed
PDF File	(20.41 MB) -- http://collections.mun.ca/PDFs/theses/Learning_Jeffery.pdf
CONTENTdm file name	114643.cpd