Technology, agency, and community: The case of modding in world of warcraft

Industrial Informatics Design, Use and Innovation: Perspectives and Services

Volumn , Issue , 2010, Pages 174-186

  Nardi, Bonnie ^a   Kallinikos, Jannis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b LONDON SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84868348410     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-61520-692-6.ch013     Document Type: Chapter

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