Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method
ISBN-10
0691149518
ISBN-13
9780691149516
Category
Social Science
Pages
237
Language
English
Published
2012-09-16
Publisher
Princeton University Press
Authors
Celia Pearce, Tom Boellstorff, Bonnie Nardi

Description

Ethnography and Virtual Worlds is a guide for students, teachers, designers, and scholars interested in using ethnographic methods to study online virtual worlds, including both game and nongame environments. Focusing on the key method of participant observation, the book provides 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.

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