Book Review: Mortensen
“Playful Research and the Serious Study of Multiplayer Games.” A review of Torill Mortensen’s Pleasures of the Player: Flow and Control in Online Games. Norsk Medietidsskrift, ≈rg 12, Nr 4, 2005. Copy not available.
Author: T.L.
The Social Design of Virtual Worlds: Constructing the User and Community Through Code
“The Social Design of Virtual Worlds: Constructing the User and Community Through Code” in M. Consalvo et. al. (eds.), Internet Research Annual Volume 1: Selected Papers from the Association of Internet Researchers Conferences 2000-2002. New York: Peter Lang, 2004. [PDF]
Book Review: Graner Ray
Review of Sheri Graner Ray’s Gender Inclusive Game Design: Expanding the Market (Hingham: Charles River Media, 2004). Game Research, October 2004. [link to online site]
Boundary Spaces: Majestic and the Uncertain Status of Knowledge, Community, and Self in the Digital Age
“Boundary Spaces: Majestic and the Uncertain Status of Knowledge, Community, and Self in a Digital Age” with Beth Kolko, Information, Communication & Society, vol.6, no.4, pp.497-522, 2003. [PDF] Abstract While shows like The X-Files and 24 have merged conspiracy theories with popular science (fictions), some video games have been pushing the narrative even further. Electronic…
The Sopranos Meets EverQuest: Socialization Processes in Massively Multiplayer Games
“The Sopranos Meets EverQuest: Socialization Processes in Massively Multiuser Games” with Mikael Jakobsson, FineArt Forum, Vol. 17, Issue 8, August 2003. [PDF] Note: Parts of the argument in this article can be found updated and revised in my book Play Between Worlds. Abstract This article explores the ways social interaction plays an integral role in…