Departing from the Virtual Community: A Discussion of the Ways and Means to Uncover Localized Order in Online Games from Basil Bernstein to Harvey Sacks

By Eryn Grant.

Published by The International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society

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This investigation reviews literature on 'virtual communities' and proposes a departure from this framework in the interest of identifying interactions that lead to uncovering self-regulatory practices in massive-multiplayer online games.

Keywords: Virtual Community, Massive Multiplayer Online Games, Interaction, Self Regulation

International Journal of Technology, Knowledge and Society, Volume 1, Issue 6, pp.13-20. Article: Print (Spiral Bound). Article: Electronic (PDF File; 1.003MB).

Ms Eryn Grant

Eryn is a sociologist specializing in ethnomethodology and conversation analysis and is finalizing her doctoral thesis on massive multiplayer games.

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