Are we playing the same game? How three different player groups have domesticated World of Wacraft
Are we playing the same game?How three different player groups
have domesticated World of WacraftKristine Ask, NTNU
Domestication•Symbolic: meaning•Cognitive: knowledge•Practical: practice
Sørensen & Lie (1996)/Sørensen et al (2006)
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HardcoreSymbolic:
CompetitionPractical:
Organized for world firsts
Cognitive:
Experts
CasualSymbolic:
Social interaction
Practical:
Friends and alliances
Cognitive:
Fellow players
SoftcoreSymbolic:
Challenging leisurePractical:
BeurocraticCognitive:
Targeted
Sorting players?