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Author Bainbridge, William Sims,
Title An information technology surrogate for religion : the veneration of deceased family in online games / William Sims Bainbridge.
Publisher Basingstoke : Palgrave Macmillan, 2014.
Edition First edition.


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Descript x, 133 pages
Content text
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Edition First edition.
Note Formerly CIP.
Contents Preface 1. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic) 2. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online) 3. Achieving a Goal (Defiance) 4. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa) 5. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World) 6. Singing a Song (EverQuest) 7. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2) 8. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan) 9. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online) 10. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)
Note William Sims Bainbridge demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent 'Defiance' to the intellectual 'Uru: Myst Online', from the early 'EverQuest' to the recent 'Elder Scrolls Online'.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781137490599 (e-book)
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Author Bainbridge, William Sims,
Series Contemporary religion and popular culture
Palgrave pivot
Contemporary religion and popular culture.
Palgrave pivot.
Subject Internet games.
Internet games -- Religious aspects.
Avatars (Virtual reality)
Descript x, 133 pages
Content text
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Edition First edition.
Note Formerly CIP.
Contents Preface 1. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic) 2. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online) 3. Achieving a Goal (Defiance) 4. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa) 5. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World) 6. Singing a Song (EverQuest) 7. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2) 8. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan) 9. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online) 10. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)
Note William Sims Bainbridge demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent 'Defiance' to the intellectual 'Uru: Myst Online', from the early 'EverQuest' to the recent 'Elder Scrolls Online'.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781137490599 (e-book)
Author Bainbridge, William Sims,
Series Contemporary religion and popular culture
Palgrave pivot
Contemporary religion and popular culture.
Palgrave pivot.
Subject Internet games.
Internet games -- Religious aspects.
Avatars (Virtual reality)

Subject Internet games.
Internet games -- Religious aspects.
Avatars (Virtual reality)
Descript x, 133 pages
Content text
Media unmediated
Carrier volume
Note Formerly CIP.
Contents Preface 1. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic) 2. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online) 3. Achieving a Goal (Defiance) 4. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa) 5. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World) 6. Singing a Song (EverQuest) 7. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2) 8. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan) 9. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online) 10. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)
Note William Sims Bainbridge demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent 'Defiance' to the intellectual 'Uru: Myst Online', from the early 'EverQuest' to the recent 'Elder Scrolls Online'.
400 annual accesses. UkHlHU
ISBN 9781137490599 (e-book)
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