Are we playing the same game?How three different player groups

have domesticated World of WacraftKristine Ask, NTNU

Domestication•Symbolic: meaning•Cognitive: knowledge•Practical: practice

Sørensen & Lie (1996)/Sørensen et al (2006)

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HardcoreSymbolic:

CompetitionPractical:

Organized for world firsts

Cognitive:

Experts

CasualSymbolic:

Social interaction

Practical:

Friends and alliances

Cognitive:

Fellow players

SoftcoreSymbolic:

Challenging leisurePractical:

BeurocraticCognitive:

Targeted

Sorting players?