Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft Export

@article{citeulike:3179204, abstract = {We examine learning culture in a popular online game, World of Warcraft. We analyze the way players learn this complex game through chat conversation with peers. We describe three kinds of learning: fact finding, devising tactics/strategy, and acquiring game ethos. We investigate learning in the zone of proximal development as specified in cultural-historical activity theory. We examine the emotional tenor of learning conversations, noting their drama, humor, and intimacy.}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, author = {Nardi and Ly and Harris}, citeulike-article-id = {3179204}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321}, doi = {10.1109/HICSS.2007.321}, issn = {1530-1605}, journal = {hicss}, keywords = {of, warcraft, world, wow}, posted-at = {2008-09-01 14:34:04}, priority = {3}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, title = {Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321}, volume = {00}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:3179204 L3 - citeulike-article-id:3179204 N2 - We examine learning culture in a popular online game, World of Warcraft. We analyze the way players learn this complex game through chat conversation with peers. We describe three kinds of learning: fact finding, devising tactics/strategy, and acquiring game ethos. We investigate learning in the zone of proximal development as specified in cultural-historical activity theory. We examine the emotional tenor of learning conversations, noting their drama, humor, and intimacy. JF - hicss SN - 1530-1605 AD - Los Alamitos, CA, USA TI - Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft PB - IEEE Computer Society VL - 00 KW - of KW - warcraft KW - world KW - wow AU - Nardi AU - Ly AU - Harris PY - 2007/// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321 ER -