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WoW is a massively multiplayer role playing game. a night elf priest, pve. a dwarf paladin, pvp. Player culture in World of Warcraft learning making the game more fun tailoring game style. Learning to Play. No teacher, coach, school, tutorial, online help
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WoW is a massively multiplayer role playing game a night elf priest, pve a dwarf paladin, pvp Player culture in World of Warcraft learning making the game more fun tailoring game style
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
Making the Game More Fun A “conga line” at a guild “slumber party” using the “follow” command
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
Beyond World of Warcraft Learning where peers are important Games for after school clubs elderly libraries reduced mobility home schooling corporate team building unschooling corporate training