Description
Book SynopsisIn Players and Their Pets, Mia Consalvo and Jason Begy chart the brief life of a massively multiplayer online game (MMOG) called Faunasphere, examining how the game evolved over the course of its entire life cycle from 2009 to 2011 in terms of design as well as how its player community responded to changes and events.
Trade Review"Players and Their Pets features a deep dive into a rich online world and a rare opportunity to see a the nearly complete life cycle of a game. A great read for anyone interested in studying, designing, or thinking about online games and virtual worlds."—Christopher A. Paul, Seattle University
Table of ContentsContents
Acknowledgments
Introduction: A Different Kind of World
1. Introducing the Caretakers
2. Those Were the Days: Interacting with Beta Players
3. Shifting Platforms and Troubled Ground: Faunasphere and Facebook
4. The End of the World
5. “Why Am I So Heartbroken?” Exploring the Bonds between Players and Fauna
Conclusion: Saying Goodbye to Rock Garden
Appendix
Notes
Gameography
Bibliography
Index
