An Information Technology Surrogate for Religion The Veneration of Deceased Family in Online Games
Description
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.
Keywords
Social ScienceSociology of ReligionReligionSpiritualitySociologyAnthropologyCultural & Social
2014Book
Author(s)William Sims Bainbridge
PublisherPalgrave Macmillan US
ISBN9781137490544
LanguageEnglish
