texts – T.L. Taylor

Monday, January 23, 2012Saturday, April 28, 2012T.L. 737 views

Raising the Stakes

Raising the Stakes: E-Sports and the Professionalization of Computer Gaming. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2012.

Wednesday, May 4, 2011Saturday, April 28, 2012T.L. 602 views

“Gaming Lifeworlds: Social Play in Persistent Environments” in S. Giddings and M. Lister (eds.) The New Media and Technocultures Reader, New York: Routledge, 2011.[edited selections from Play Between Worlds] Copy unavailable, check back for updates.

Wednesday, June 23, 2010Saturday, April 28, 2012T.L. 482 views

This Is How We Play It: What a Mega-LAN Can Teach Us About Games

“This is How We Play It: What a Mega-LAN Can Teach Us About Games,” co-authored with Emma Witkowski, Foundations of Digital Games, Monterey, CA, June 2010. [PDF] Abstract Using data gathered through our participant observation and informal interviews at DreamHack Winter 2005 and 2009 we explore a number of themes that not only provide insight…

Tuesday, July 21, 2009Tuesday, January 30, 2018T.L. 726 views

Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture

Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture. The MIT Press, March 2006. hardcover & paperback.

Tuesday, July 21, 2009Saturday, April 28, 2012T.L. 644 views

Ethnography as Play

“Ethnography as Play”, under preparation. Copy unavailable – Check back for updates/copy.