Search for dissertations about: "T. L. Taylor"

Found 2 swedish dissertations containing the words T. L. Taylor.

  2. 1. Mind Games Extended : Understanding Gameplay as Situated Activity

    Author : Jana Rambusch; Tom Ziemke; Tarja Susi; Ulf Wilhelmsson; T. L. Taylor; Högskolan i Skövde; []
    Keywords : NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; computer gameplay; situatedness; embodied cognition; Teknik; Technology; TECHNOLOGY;

    Abstract : This thesis addresses computer gameplay activities in terms of the physical handling of a game, players’ meaning-making activities, and how these two processes are closely interrelated. It is examined in greater detail which role the body plays in gameplay, but also how gameplay is shaped by sociocultural factors outside the game, including different kind of tools and players’ participation in community practices. READ MORE

  4. 2. Power Games : Rules and Roles in Second Life

    Author : Maria Bäcke; Blekinge Tekniska högskola; []
    Keywords : SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; NATURVETENSKAP; NATURAL SCIENCES; HUMANIORA; HUMANITIES; SAMHÄLLSVETENSKAP; SOCIAL SCIENCES; performance; role-play; Second Life; online worlds; virtual worlds; virtual; digital space; rules; hierarchies; subversion; power; negotiation; make-believe; Media and Communication Studies;

    Abstract : This study investigates how the members of four different role-playing communities on the online platform Second Life perform social as well as dramatic roles within their community. The trajectories of power influencing these roles are my main focus. READ MORE