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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: William Sims Bainbridge (co-Director, co-Director, Human-Centered Computing at the National Science Foundation)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.50cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 23.50cm Weight: 0.445kg ISBN: 9780199935833ISBN 10: 0199935831 Pages: 338 Publication Date: 04 April 2013 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Tertiary & Higher Education , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsReviewseGods may serve as a helpful reference for those researching online gaming, religious symbols, or considering a literary analysis of gaming environments. Daniel B. Shank, Sociology of Religion <br> This rich, provocative account addresses video games' pervasive religious-themed imagery and constructs, which, prior to Bainbridge's work, have been studiously overlooked in academic study. The nuanced exposition reveals games to be rife with cults, proselytizers, evangelists, inquisitors, afterlives, temples, tombs, shrines, and of course e-gods and goddesses. Essential reading for keeping our ideas about games fresh and finally inquiring about that elephant in the room. --Bonnie Nardi, author of My Life as a Night Elf Priest: An Anthropological Account of World of Warcraft, 2010<p><br> Author InformationWilliam Sims Bainbridge is a prolific and influential sociologist of religion, science and popular culture, and serves as co-director of Human-Centered Computing at the NSF as well as Senior Fellow at the Institute for Ethics and Emerging Technologies. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |