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The Assemblage of Play

IT University of Copenhagen, Denmark, tltaylor{at}itu.dk

This article explores the notion of assemblage for computer game studies. Drawing on this framework, the author proposes a multifaceted methodological approach to the study of games and the play experience. Drawing on user-created mods (modifications) in the game World of Warcraft and an analysis of a raid encounter there, a discussion is undertaken about the relationship between technological artifacts, game experience, and sociality. Primary to the consideration is an argument for the centralizing the interrelation of a variety of actors and nodes when analyzing lived play in computer games.

Key Words: massively multiplayer online game • mods • assemblage • actor network theory • methodology

This version was published on October 1, 2009

Games and Culture, Vol. 4, No. 4, 331-339 (2009)
DOI: 10.1177/1555412009343576


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