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"Ever since the creators of the animated television show South Park turned their lovingly sardonic gaze on the massively multiplayer online game World of Warcraft for an entire episode, WoW''s status as an icon of digital culture has been secure. My Life as a Night Elf Priest digs deep beneath the surface of that icon to explore the rich particulars of the World of Warcraft player''s experience." --Julian Dibbell, Wired "World of Warcraft is the best representative of a significant new technology, art form, and sector of society: the theme-oriented virtual world. Bonnie Nardi''s pioneering transnational ethnography explores this game both sensitively and systematically using the methods of cultural anthropology and aesthetics with intensive personal experience as a guild member, media teacher, and magical quest Elf." --William Sims Bainbridge, author of The Warcraft Civilization and editor of Online Worlds "Nardi skillfully covers all of the hot button issues that come to mind when people think of video games like World of Warcraft such as game addiction, sexism, and violence. What gives this book its value are its unexpected gems of rare and beautifully detailed research on less sensationalized topics of interest such as the World of Warcraft player community in China, game modding, the increasingly blurred line between play and work, and the rich and fascinating lives of players and player cultures. Nardi brings World of Warcraft down to earth for non-players and ties it to social and cultural theory for scholars. . . . the best ethnography of a single virtual world produced so far." --Lisa Nakamura, University of Illinois World of Warcraft rapidly became one of the most popular online world games on the planet, amassing 11.5 million subscribers--officially making it an online community of gamers that had more inhabitants than the state of Ohio and was almost twice as populous as Scotland. It''s a massively multiplayer online game, or MMO in gamer jargon, where each person controls a single character inside a virtual world, interacting with other people''s characters and computer-controlled monsters, quest-givers, and merchants. In My Life as a Night Elf Priest, Bonnie Nardi, a well-known ethnographer who has published extensively on how theories of what we do intersect with how we adopt and use technology, compiles more than three years of participatory research in Warcraft play and culture in the United States and China into this field study of player behavior and activity. She introduces us to her research strategy and the history, structure, and culture of Warcraft; argues for applying activity theory and theories of aesthetic experience to the study of gaming and play; and educates us on issues of gender, culture, and addiction as part of the play experience. Nardi paints a compelling portrait of what drives online gamers both in this country and in China, where she spent a month studying players in Internet cafes. Bonnie Nardi has given us a fresh look not only at World of Warcraft but at the field of game studies as a whole. One of the first in-depth studies of a game that has become an icon of digital culture, My Life as a Night Elf Priest will capture the interest of both the gamer and the ethnographer. Bonnie A. Nardi is an anthropologist by training and a professor in the Department of Informatics in the Donald Bren School of Information and Computer Sciences at the University of California, Irvine. Her research focus is the social implications of digital technologies. She is the author of A Small Matter of Programming: Perspectives on End User Computing and the coauthor of Information Ecologies: Using Technology with Heart and Acting with Technology: Activity Theory and Interaction Design. Cover art by Jessica Damsky

SOCIAL SCIENCE --- Anthropology / Cultural --- Computer games --- Virtual reality --- Visual anthropology --- Social Sciences --- Recreation & Sports --- Social aspects --- Visual anthropology. --- Social aspects. --- World of Warcraft. --- Korea (South) --- Ethnology --- USAMGIK --- United States Army Military Government in Korea --- Taehan Minʼguk --- Han guo --- Dae Han Min Kuk --- Tae Han Min Guk --- Daehan-Minʼguk --- South Korea --- Tai Han Min Kook --- South Korean Interim Government --- S.K.I.G. --- SKIG --- Nam Chosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Namjosŏn --- Namjosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Republic of Korea --- Da Han Minguo --- Daehan Min-kuk --- Daikan Minkoku --- ROK --- 대한민국 --- 大韓民國 --- 대한 민국 --- Daehanminguk --- World of Warcraft (Game) --- WoW (Game) --- Fantasy games --- Ȯmnȯd Solongos --- Emu̇nedu̇ Solungus --- Solongos (South) --- Solungus (South) --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Solongos Uls --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Solungus Ulus --- I︠U︡zhnai︠a︡ Korei︠a︡ --- Южная Корея --- Korei︠a︡ (South) --- Корея (South) --- BNSU --- БНСУ --- Video games

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The Republic of Korea's global expansion has been mirrored by its interest and presence in Southeast Asia. From trade, investment, aid, tourism, to the cultural "Korean wave", its various roles have blossomed and its influence has grown. The ASEAN region has not only affected Korean foreign policy, but also many aspects of Korean life, from the migration of Southeast Asian industrial workers to marriages and the curricula of academic institutions. This volume explores various aspects of these new relationships and their importance to all concerned parties. It brings together a group of specialists who have documented the growing interlocking roles between Korea and ASEAN and its constituent states in detail. These developments have profound implications for relations in the East and Southeast Asian regions, and for the world as a whole.

Economic assistance, South Korean --- South Korean economic assistance --- Korea (South) --- Southeast Asia --- Asia, Southeast --- Asia, Southeastern --- South East Asia --- Southeastern Asia --- USAMGIK --- United States Army Military Government in Korea --- Taehan Minʼguk --- Han guo --- Dae Han Min Kuk --- Tae Han Min Guk --- Daehan-Minʼguk --- South Korea --- Tai Han Min Kook --- South Korean Interim Government --- S.K.I.G. --- SKIG --- Nam Chosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Namjosŏn --- Namjosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Republic of Korea --- Da Han Minguo --- Daehan Min-kuk --- Daikan Minkoku --- ROK --- 대한민국 --- 大韓民國 --- 대한 민국 --- Daehanminguk --- Relations --- Ȯmnȯd Solongos --- Emu̇nedu̇ Solungus --- Solongos (South) --- Solungus (South) --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Solongos Uls --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Solungus Ulus --- I︠U︡zhnai︠a︡ Korei︠a︡ --- Южная Корея --- Korei︠a︡ (South) --- Корея (South) --- BNSU --- БНСУ

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A fascinating look at South Korea's miraculous rise from poverty to affluence and influence... and what it means for the rest of the world.

Korea (South) --- USAMGIK --- United States Army Military Government in Korea --- Taehan Minʼguk --- Han guo --- Dae Han Min Kuk --- Tae Han Min Guk --- Daehan-Minʼguk --- South Korea --- Tai Han Min Kook --- South Korean Interim Government --- S.K.I.G. --- SKIG --- Nam Chosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Namjosŏn --- Namjosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Republic of Korea --- Da Han Minguo --- Daehan Min-kuk --- Daikan Minkoku --- ROK --- 대한민국 --- 大韓民國 --- 대한 민국 --- Daehanminguk --- Economic conditions --- Economic policy --- Foreign economic relations. --- Ȯmnȯd Solongos --- Emu̇nedu̇ Solungus --- Solongos (South) --- Solungus (South) --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Solongos Uls --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Solungus Ulus --- I︠U︡zhnai︠a︡ Korei︠a︡ --- Южная Корея --- Korei︠a︡ (South) --- Корея (South) --- BNSU --- БНСУ

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Global Financial Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Financial crises --- Prevention --- Korea (South) --- Economic policy --- Economic conditions --- K9400.80 --- K9480 --- Global Economic Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Subprime Mortgage Crisis, 2008-2009 --- Crashes, Financial --- Crises, Financial --- Financial crashes --- Financial panics --- Panics (Finance) --- Stock exchange crashes --- Stock market panics --- Crises --- Korea: Economy and industry -- history -- modern period, postwar period (1945- ) --- Korea: Economy and industry -- finance industries --- USAMGIK --- United States Army Military Government in Korea --- Taehan Minʼguk --- Han guo --- Dae Han Min Kuk --- Tae Han Min Guk --- Daehan-Minʼguk --- South Korea --- Tai Han Min Kook --- South Korean Interim Government --- S.K.I.G. --- SKIG --- Nam Chosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Namjosŏn --- Namjosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Republic of Korea --- Da Han Minguo --- Daehan Min-kuk --- Daikan Minkoku --- ROK --- 대한민국 --- 大韓民國 --- 대한 민국 --- Daehanminguk --- Financial crises - Prevention --- Korea (South) - Economic policy - 1988 --- -Korea (South) - Economic conditions - 21st century --- Ȯmnȯd Solongos --- Emu̇nedu̇ Solungus --- Solongos (South) --- Solungus (South) --- Bu̇gd Naĭramdakh Solongos Uls --- Bu̇gu̇de Nayiramdaqu Solungus Ulus --- I︠U︡zhnai︠a︡ Korei︠a︡ --- Южная Корея --- Korei︠a︡ (South) --- Корея (South) --- BNSU --- БНСУ

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Public health --- Public Health. --- Epidemiologic Methods. --- Public health. --- Republic of Korea. --- Korea (South) --- Community health --- Health services --- Hygiene, Public --- Hygiene, Social --- Public health services --- Public hygiene --- Sanitary affairs --- Social hygiene --- Epidemiologic Method --- Epidemiological Methods --- Methods, Epidemiologic --- Epidemiological Method --- Method, Epidemiologic --- Method, Epidemiological --- Methods, Epidemiological --- Epidemiology --- Environment, Preventive Medicine & Public Health --- Environment, Preventive Medicine and Public Health --- Health, Public --- methods --- Bu̇gėdė Naĭramdakha Solongos Ulas --- Corê du Sud --- Corēa Cynewīse --- Corea del Sur --- Coreya d'o Sud --- Da Han Minguo --- Dae Han Min Kuk --- Daehan Min-kuk --- Daehan-Minʼguk --- Daehanminguk --- Daikan Minkoku --- Han guo --- Hân-kok --- I︠U︡zhna Korei︠a︡ --- Južna Koreja --- Kȯnʹi︠a︡q Korei︠a︡ --- Korea ar Su --- Korèa Seulatan --- Korei︠a︡ Respublikaḣy --- Koreya Respublikası --- Kūriyā al-Janūbīyah --- Nam Chosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Namjosŏn --- Namjosŏn Kwado Chŏngbu --- Paŭdni︠o︡vai︠a︡ Karėi︠a︡ --- Republic of Korea --- República de Corea --- Republica de Coreya --- Republiek van Korea --- Republik Korea --- Republika Korei︠a︡ --- Republika Koreja --- Rėspublika Karėi︠a︡ --- RK --- ROK --- S.K.I.G. --- Saot Koria --- SKIG --- South Korea --- South Korean Interim Government --- Südkorea --- Suid-Korea --- Sukorea --- Sur nin Korea --- Sūþcorēa --- Tae Han Min Guk --- Taehan Min'guk --- Tāi-hân Bîn-kok --- Tai Han Min Kook --- Tetã Yvykorea --- Urda Solongos --- Yvykorea --- Korea, Republic of --- Public Health --- Epidemiologic Methods --- Community Health --- Health, Community --- Preventive Medicine --- Education, Public Health Professional --- Health --- Human services --- Biosecurity --- Health literacy --- Medicine, Preventive --- National health services --- Sanitation --- I͡Uzhna Korei͡ --- Kȯnʹi͡aq Korei͡ --- Korei͡a Respublikaḣy --- Paŭdni͡ovai͡a Karėi͡ --- Republika Korei͡ --- Rėspublika Karėi͡ --- Taehan Minʼguk --- United States Army Military Government in Korea --- USAMGIK