a night elf priest, pve

a dwarf paladin, pvp

Player culture in World of Warcraft

learning

making the game more fun

tailoring game style

WoW is a massively multiplayerrole playing game

Learning to Play

No teacher, coach, school, tutorial, online help

Peer-produced resources distributed across players and the Internet

ask anyone a question, even a stranger

look questions up on the Internet

(player-produced guides, FAQs, forums, blogs)

Fishin’ Ain’t For Wimps

This article was written by Abrams, 60 Dwarf Hunter, member of CoL Guild, Mal’Ganis PvP Server.

Learning to Play

Players instruct others during play:

Zoros: use sunder armor to take aggro from us cold

Coldnight: i don't have sunder armor

Zoros: u should lol

A “conga line” at a guild “slumber party” using the “follow” command

Making the Game More Fun

Tailoring game style

Guilds encompass diverse dimensions:

region/country

family-style play

very competitive play

religion

ethnicity…

“We welcome all players as long as they can respect our

standards(i.e., no dirty language/swearing). If you wish to

have fun in a clean gaming environment, contact us.”

Church of the Latter Day Saints Guild

Learning where peers are important Games for

after school clubs elderly

libraries reduced mobility

home schooling corporate team building

unschooling

corporate training

Beyond World of Warcraft