Alternate reality gaming and convergence culture: The case of Alias

International Journal of Cultural Studies

Volumn 10, Issue 4, 2007, Pages 445-462

  Örnebring, Henrik ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Alias; Alternate Reality Games; Convergence culture; Fan culture; Fictional worlds

Indexed keywords

EID: 36348978618     PISSN: 13678779     EISSN: 1460356X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1367877907083079     Document Type: Article

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