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Chapter 3: Superstitions

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Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 1
Chapter 1: The New World 9
Chapter 2: Who Plays and Why 22
Chapter 3: Superstitions 39
Chapter 4: The Labor of Fun 59
Chapter 5: Yi-Shan-Guan 78
Chapter 6: The Locker Room Utopia 96
Chapter 7: The ‘‘Impossible’’ Romance 117
Chapter 8: Tools of Persuasion and Control 138
Chapter 9: Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes, and the Quest for Big Data 159
Chapter 10: Changing the Rules 177
Chapter 11: The Hidden Logic of Avatars 197
Chapter 12: Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds 209
Notes 217
Glossary of Online Gaming Terms 235
Index 241

The Proteus Paradox

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https://doi.org/10.12987/9780300199291-005

Chapters in this book

Frontmatter i
Contents vii
Acknowledgments ix
Introduction: Mirror, Mirror on the Wall 1
Chapter 1: The New World 9
Chapter 2: Who Plays and Why 22
Chapter 3: Superstitions 39
Chapter 4: The Labor of Fun 59
Chapter 5: Yi-Shan-Guan 78
Chapter 6: The Locker Room Utopia 96
Chapter 7: The ‘‘Impossible’’ Romance 117
Chapter 8: Tools of Persuasion and Control 138
Chapter 9: Introverted Elves, Conscientious Gnomes, and the Quest for Big Data 159
Chapter 10: Changing the Rules 177
Chapter 11: The Hidden Logic of Avatars 197
Chapter 12: Reflections and the Future of Virtual Worlds 209
Notes 217
Glossary of Online Gaming Terms 235
Index 241

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