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“BUT THAT’S NOT WRITING:” THE LITERACIES, COMMUNICATION AND COMPOSING PRACTICES OF CITY OF HEROES GAMERS

Phill, Alexander Michael
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186841752

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2007, Master of Arts, Miami University, English.
This paper reports on an eight participant person-based study designed to investigate the literacies and writing practices of adults who play the Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing game City of Heroes. The study consisted of an initial survey followed by an interview and an online gaming session wherein the researcher observed the gamers in their native environment. The paper elaborates considerably on the methods used to gather data. The results are presented in contrast to the gaming studies work done by James Gee (2004, 2006), the literacy work of Stuart Selber (2004) and Cynthia Selfe (2007), and the genre theories of Amy Devitt (2004) and Carolyn Miller (1984). The paper concludes by suggesting methods for implementing gaming in the composition classroom.
Heidi McKee (Advisor)
129 p.
Mass Communications
gaming studies; rhetoric; composition; genre; computer literacy

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  • Phill, A. M. (2007). “BUT THAT’S NOT WRITING:” THE LITERACIES, COMMUNICATION AND COMPOSING PRACTICES OF CITY OF HEROES GAMERS [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186841752

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Phill, Alexander. “BUT THAT’S NOT WRITING:” THE LITERACIES, COMMUNICATION AND COMPOSING PRACTICES OF CITY OF HEROES GAMERS. 2007. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186841752.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Phill, Alexander. "“BUT THAT’S NOT WRITING:” THE LITERACIES, COMMUNICATION AND COMPOSING PRACTICES OF CITY OF HEROES GAMERS." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2007. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1186841752

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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