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An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion

The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games

Part of the book series: Contemporary Religion and Popular Culture (CRPC)

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Table of contents (10 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-x
  2. Exploring Possibilities (Runes of Magic)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 1-14
  3. Selecting a World (Uru: Myst Online)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 15-27
  4. Achieving a Goal (Defiance)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 28-40
  5. Seeking Truth (Tabula Rasa)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 41-54
  6. Combatting Heresy (Perfect World)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 55-68
  7. Singing a Song (EverQuest)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 69-80
  8. Uniting a Couple (Guild Wars 2)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 81-92
  9. Enduring Horror (Age of Conan)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 93-106
  10. Insuring Hope (Elder Scrolls Online)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 107-119
  11. Resting in Peace (Lord of the Rings Online)

    • William Sims Bainbridge
    Pages 120-133

About this book

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.

About the author

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

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