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    Animal Crossing: New Horizons: A Lifeline in a Lonely World
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Apr 21, 2020
    • 3 min

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons: A Lifeline in a Lonely World

    Animal Crossing: New Horizons provides a place for friends to get together during the Covid-19 pandemic.
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    MMOG Musings Returns!
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Feb 24, 2020
    • 1 min

    MMOG Musings Returns!

    Judith William's MMOG Musing returns bringing with it MMORPG news, reviews, and discussions.
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    Virtual Worlds, Real Communities
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Jan 31, 2020
    • 2 min

    Virtual Worlds, Real Communities

    Judith Williams explores the meaning of friendships in virtual worlds.
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    Saying Goodbye. . .
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Saying Goodbye. . .

    After a semester in the field, Professor Williams discusses the journey through Tyria with her students as they collected ethnographic data.
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    Meaning-making Moments in the Gaming World
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    • Dec 5, 2019
    • 2 min

    Meaning-making Moments in the Gaming World

    An exploration of meaning-making in MMORPGs and video games. What makes a virtual world a real world?
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    Virtual Research and Interviewing
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    • Dec 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    Virtual Research and Interviewing

    A reflection on student research and interviewing players in Guild Wars 2.
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    An Ethnographer's Lament
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    • Dec 4, 2019
    • 2 min

    An Ethnographer's Lament

    An ethnographer's accounts how his days in the virtual field of Guild Wars 2 grow thin and weary.
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    Struggling Through Tutorials
    Guest
    • Dec 2, 2019
    • 2 min

    Struggling Through Tutorials

    This anthropology student discusses the difficulty of being brand new to MMOs and Guild Wars 2.
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    Not So Lonely With Friends!
    Guest
    • Nov 30, 2019
    • 2 min

    Not So Lonely With Friends!

    This anthropology student discusses how playing with friends creates a whole new experience in MMOs.
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    Broken Metal and Torn Fabric: Repairing Armor in Guild Wars 2
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    • Nov 27, 2019
    • 2 min

    Broken Metal and Torn Fabric: Repairing Armor in Guild Wars 2

    One anthropology student discovers the shame of losing in battle when he walk away with no pants in Guild Wars 2.
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    Virtual Identity and the Real Self
    Guest
    • Nov 26, 2019
    • 2 min

    Virtual Identity and the Real Self

    Anthropology student muses on the connection between the virtual self and the real self.
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    All together; Yet so Alone
    Guest
    • Oct 29, 2019
    • 2 min

    All together; Yet so Alone

    One anthropology student ponders the loneliness of playing with many.
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    The Scale of Quests in Tyria
    Guest
    • Oct 25, 2019
    • 2 min

    The Scale of Quests in Tyria

    When starting to play through Guild Wars 2 (GW2), I was excited to be thrust into a world of monsters, magic, and quests. Yet, this...
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    A Little Bit of Patience Goes a Long Way...
    Guest
    • Oct 24, 2019
    • 1 min

    A Little Bit of Patience Goes a Long Way...

    One anthropology student discovers that the people of Tyria are not only patient but helpful as he tries to take on a world boss.
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    Experiencing Tyria
    Guest
    • Oct 21, 2019
    • 2 min

    Experiencing Tyria

    Anthropology 29003 Student, MoistDan, reflects on his time in Guild Wars 2.
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    Mad Festivities
    Guest
    • Oct 20, 2019
    • 2 min

    Mad Festivities

    An Anthropology 29003 student enjoys the Festival of the Mad King for the first time.
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    All Games Are Educational Games
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Sep 5, 2019
    • 3 min

    All Games Are Educational Games

    Game design students play ancient games to better understand the connection between gaming and culture.
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    Have You Ever Seen a Gnoll Before?
    Judith Williams, M.A.
    • Feb 10, 2019
    • 3 min

    Have You Ever Seen a Gnoll Before?

    Epic NPC Man often pops up in my Facebook news feed. Today’s topic: “That NPC with only one line.” What I love about these videos is that...
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    How Online Worlds Help Us Grow
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    • Dec 8, 2018
    • 2 min

    How Online Worlds Help Us Grow

    Guild Wars 2, like many online games, is structured around the players. Everything the players do and say in-game, creates the world...
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    An Unnecessary Minority
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    • Dec 6, 2018
    • 2 min

    An Unnecessary Minority

    Watching from afar... One of my Hispanic companions and I watch as our friend runs toward his death. The chat is quite heated. Through my...
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