Community, identity and digital games

Understanding Digital Games

Volumn , Issue , 2006, Pages 166-182

  Hand, Martin ^a   Moore, Karenza ^b  

^a QUEEN S UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SALFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 84952672958     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.4135/9781446211397.n10     Document Type: Chapter

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