As an emergent practice of World of Warcraft (WoW) players, theorycrafting is the search for
the optimal set of strategies with which to play WoW. By using statistical analysis and …

In this timely new book, Christopher Paul analyzes how the words we use to talk about video
games and the structures that are produced within games shape a particular way of gaming …

Untitled Page 1 Page 2 Volume 3, Number 1 The Researcher’s Toolbox November 2010
Editor-in-Chief Jeremiah Spence Guest Editors Tom Boellstorff, University of California, Irvine …

Human Conflict distinguishes between" effective" and" ineffective" forms of face-to-face
interaction in cases where agreement, disagreement, understanding, or misunderstanding …

In response to Christian conservative political action, some gay rights advocates have
embraced a biological argument. The argument maintains that because homosexuality may …

A Nova Economia Institucional (NEI) tem alcançado um impacto generalizado e crescente
na ciência econômica no mundo todo, tanto em nível acadêmico quanto na formulação de …

It is uncertain when the informative speech was introduced into public speaking pedagogy
but it is difficult to find a public speaking textbook that does not presume its existence and …

Occasionally something comes along that offers an evolutionary leap in what videogames
are and can be. In the arena of sports videogames, one of those jumps dates to the launches …

The specialized vocabularies and complex methodologies of scientific practice complicate
efforts both to communicate scientific information to lay publics and to enable those publics …

This dissertation explores the relationship between gender and argumentation, complicating
narratives that cast debating as an exclusionary practice that solely privileges elite …