Towards a critical aesthetic of virtual-world geographies

Eric Hayot; Edward Wesp

Towards a critical aesthetic of virtual-world geographies

Eric Hayot, Edward Wesp

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Abstract

This article addresses the interaction of players and designers in the creation of Norrathian geography. In the context of contemporary geographic theory, the authors examine the ways in which EverQuest players have worked both with and against the game^™s delineation of meaningful places within the virtual world, arguing that the game^™s virtual geography is best understood in the context of the real world geographies within which it is situated.

Original language	English (US)
Journal	Game Studies
Volume	9
Issue number	1
State	Published - Apr 2009

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Statistics, Probability and Uncertainty
Applied Mathematics

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