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2020 | OriginalPaper | Chapter

1. The Phenomenon

Authors : Larissa Hjorth, Ingrid Richardson, Hugh Davies, William Balmford

Published in: Exploring Minecraft

Publisher: Springer International Publishing

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Abstract

This chapter provides an overview of the book’s key themes—social play, informal creative literacies and quotidian platformativity. We reflect on what it means to take Minecraft seriously as a cultural phenomenon.

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Metadata
Title
The Phenomenon
Authors
Larissa Hjorth
Ingrid Richardson
Hugh Davies
William Balmford
Copyright Year
2020
Book
Exploring Minecraft

Print ISBN: 978-3-030-59907-2

Electronic ISBN: 978-3-030-59908-9

Copyright Year: 2020

DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-59908-9_1