An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion: The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games

by W. Bainbridge

Overview

This book demonstrates principles of Ancestor Veneration Avatars (AVAs), by running avatars based on eleven deceased members of one family through ten highly diverse virtual worlds from the violent Defiance to the intellectual Uru: Myst Online, from the early EverQuest to the recent Elder Scrolls Online.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781137490544
Publisher:	Palgrave Macmillan US
Publication date:	11/21/2014
Series:	Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture
Edition description:	2014
Pages:	133
Product dimensions:	5.51(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.02(d)

About the Author

William Sims Bainbridge is Director, Cyber-Human Systems Program, Division of Information and Intelligent Systems, National Science Foundation, USA.

Table of Contents

Preface 1. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic) 2. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online) 3. Achieving a Goal (Defiance) 4. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa) 5. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World) 6. Singing a Song (EverQuest) 7. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2) 8. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan) 9. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online) 10. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)