Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection

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Denizens of Virtual Worlds: Power-Gamers at "Play"

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Year: 2015, 2015
Member of: Trent University Graduate Thesis Collection
Name(s): Creator (cre): Friis-Sheepers, Arij, Thesis advisor (ths): Manning, Paul, Degree committee member (dgc): Mitchell, Liam, Degree granting institution (dgg): Trent University
Abstract: <p>This thesis studies a subset of players of video games called "power-gamers" who play games in a way that mirrors labour as opposed to leisure. Through ethnographic fieldwork and exploration this thesis examines what constitutes "power-gaming" and seeks to unpack the differences between skill, fun, and labour. Chapter One analyzes how ethnographic fieldwork is… more
Full Text: DENIZENS OF VIRTUAL WORLDS: POWER-GAMERS AT “PLAY” A Thesis Submitted to the Committee on Graduate Studies in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts in the Faculty of Arts and Science TRENT UNIVERSITY Peterborough, …