Ruthless play
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چکیده
This Doctoral Consortium paper overviews the author’s PhD thesis which aims to explore the phenomenon, affect and appeal of ruthless play through examining three ruthless games; EVE Online (2003), DayZ (2012) and Warhammer 40,000 (1989).
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