Games of gender: A case study on females who play games in Seoul, South Korea

Gaming Cultures and Place in Asia-Pacific

Volumn 9780203875957, Issue , 2009, Pages 251-272

  Hjorth, Larissa ^a   Na, Bora ^b   Huhh, Jun Sok ^c  

^a RMIT UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b Graduate School of Communication and Arts   (South Korea)

^c Seoul National University   (South Korea)

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[No Author keywords available]

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SEOUL , SOUTH KOREA;

EID: 84917239458     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4324/9780203875957     Document Type: Chapter

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