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Dungeons and dreamers, the rise of computer game culture : from geek to chic, Brad King and John Borland

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Dungeons and dreamers, the rise of computer game culture : from geek to chic, Brad King and John Borland

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 258-263) and index

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platesillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Dungeons and dreamers

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

53335732

Responsibility statement

Brad King and John Borland

Sub title

the rise of computer game culture : from geek to chic

Summary

"Former Wired correspondent Brad King and CNET writer John Borland take you on an all-access tour of the world of PC gamers. Learn why violence seems to be inherent in comuter gaming, why the medium attracts mostley men, and why the violence sometimes spills over into reality, as it did at Columbine. Explore how the face of the average gamer is changing with deathwatch teams such as PMS - Psycho Men Slayers - the first all-female Quake clan, as well as the women who use Quake templates to create online sex parlors. Go inside the increasingly popular LAN parties where gamers spend sleepless weekends in the dark glued to glowing monitors, as well as internet gaming parlors - also called PC Bangs - that are sprouting like mushrooms along the West Coast. Visit the EverQuest Fan Fairies where role-playing gamers come full circle and actually meet in person."--Jacket

Table Of Contents

Part I. The rise of digital gaming. Together -- Machines at play -- Building community, building business -- Brave new worlds -- Part II. Networked gaming age. Log on, shoot down -- Homebrewed gamers -- Losing the game -- Part III. The era of gamers. Gamers, interrupted -- Unleashed -- Herding gamers

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Rise of computer game culture

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