An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion
The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games
Published on 21. November 2014
Book
Hardback
X, 133 pages
978-1-137-49054-4 (ISBN)
Description
This book demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent Defiance to the intellectual Uru: Myst Online, from the early EverQuest to the recent Elder Scrolls Online.
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Series
Edition
2014 edition
Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
Palgrave Macmillan
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
sewn/stitched
Cloth over boards
With dust jacket
Illustrations
X, 133 p.
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 13 mm
Weight
331 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-137-49054-4 (9781137490544)
DOI
10.1057/9781137490599
Schweitzer Classification
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W. Bainbridge
An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion
The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games
E-Book
07/2016
1st Edition
Palgrave Pivot
€53.49
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W. Bainbridge
An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion
The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games
Book
11/2014
Palgrave Pivot
€53.49
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Person
William Sims Bainbridge is Director, Cyber-Human Systems Program, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation, USA.
Content
Preface 1. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic) 2. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online) 3. Achieving a Goal (Defiance) 4. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa) 5. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World) 6. Singing a Song (EverQuest) 7. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2) 8. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan) 9. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online) 10. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)