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40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07)
Big Island, Hawaii
January 03-January 06
ISBN: 0-7695-2755-8
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Bonnie A. Nardi, Stella Ly, Justin Harris, "Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft," Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences, pp. 79a, 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07), 2007.
 
 
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@article{ 10.1109/HICSS.2007.321,
author = {Bonnie A. Nardi and Stella Ly and Justin Harris},
title = {Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft},
journal ={Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences},
volume = {0},
year = {2007},
issn = {1530-1605},
pages = {79a},
doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/HICSS.2007.321},
publisher = {IEEE Computer Society},
address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA},
}
 
 
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Bonnie A. Nardi, University of California, Irvine
Stella Ly, University of California, Irvine
Justin Harris, University of California, Irvine
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.
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Bonnie A. Nardi, Stella Ly, Justin Harris, "Learning Conversations in World of Warcraft," hicss, pp.79a, 40th Annual Hawaii International Conference on System Sciences (HICSS'07), 2007
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