What Happens at the End of the World? An MMOG’s Closure and Player Responses

On March 15, 2011 at 1:11 pm EST residents of the virtual world Faunasphere saw a network disconnect error message flash on their screens, suggesting that perhaps their Internet connections to the site had been lost. But the residents—known as Caretakers—knew better: Big Fish Games had pulled the pl...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Consalvo, Mia, Begy, Jason
Other Authors: Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Program in Comparative Media Studies/Writing
Format: Article
Language:en_US
Published: 2015
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/100258