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

by William Sims Bainbridge

Book 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.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1137490543
• ISBN13: 9781137490544
• Release Date: November 2014
• Publisher: Palgrave Pivot
• Length: 133 Pages
• Weight: 0.73 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.5" x 8.5"