The proteus paradox : how online games and virtual worlds change us-and how they don't /

"Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet inhabitants of virtual worlds rarely achieve this liberty, game researcher Nick Yee contends. Though online games evoke freedom and escapism,...

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Main Author: Yee, Nick, 1979-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New Haven : Yale University Press, 2014.
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Call Number: 794.8 .Y44 2014
794.8 .Y44 2014 Available