It’s no small thing when the platform you’ve been studying for quite a few years invites you in to give a talk and leaves it pretty open as to what you speak about. The invite said “We like to hear about how successful individuals got to where they are today and what they’re up to…
I’m really proud of my co-authored book Ethnography and Virtual Worlds: A Handbook of Method written with the fab Tom Boellstorff, Bonnie Nardi, and Celia Pearce. I learned so much from them, and the process, and it’s been great to see the book go out into the world and get some nice feedback (CSCW, American…
“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.
Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture. The MIT Press, March 2006. hardcover & paperback.
“Ethnography as Play”, under preparation. Copy unavailable – Check back for updates/copy.