(Queer) Algorithmic Ecology: The Great Opening Up of Nature to All Mobs Amanda Phillips Just Steve: Conventions of Gender on the Virtual Frontier Iris Rochelle Bull The Craft of Data Mining: Minecraft and the Constraints of Play Alexandra Jean Tremblay, Jeremy Colangelo and Joseph Alexander Brown Mining Constructivism in the University: The Case of Creative Mode Jeffrey E. Teaching Tools: Progressive Pedagogy and the History of Construction Play Colin Fanning and Rebecca Mir Players, Modders and Hackers Peter Christiansen The Videogame Commons Remakes the Transnational Studio Dennis Redmond Table of Contents Introduction: Why Minecraft Matters Nate Garrelts McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Box 611, Jefferson, North Carolina 28640 For Winton, Wiley, and Herobrine Cover: Digital illustration by Mark Durr Printed in the United States of America All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying or recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. Minecraft (Game)īRITISH LIBRARY CATALOGUING DATA ARE AVAILABLE Includes bibliographical references and index. Understanding Minecraft : essays on play, community and possibilities / edited by Nate Garrelts. LIBRARY OF CONGRESS CATALOGUING -IN-PUBLICATION DATA McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers Jefferson, North Carolina Understanding Minecraft Essays on Play, Community and Possibilities Edited by Nate Garrelts Where Game, Play and Art Collide (Rémi Cayatte)Īlso Edited by Nate Garrelts The Meaning and Culture of Grand Theft Auto: Critical Essays (McFarland, 2006) Digital Gameplay: Essays on the Nexus of Game and Gamer (McFarland, 2005) Validity Model of Videogame Design (Adam L. Yagiz Mungan)īuilding a Case for the Authenticity vs. Clair)įine Arts, Culture and Creativity in Minecraft (James Morgan and R. Videogames in the White Cube (Michael St. “Someone off the YouTubez”: The Yogscast as Fan Producers (Esther MacCallum-Stewart) Look What Just Happened: Communicating Play in Online Communities (Michael Thomét)Ī Craft to Call Mine: Creative Appropriation of Minecraft in YouTube Animations (Jandy Gu) (Queer) Algorithmic Ecology: The Great Opening Up of Nature to All Mobs (Amanda Phillips) Just Steve: Conventions of Gender on the Virtual Frontier (Iris Rochelle Bull) The Craft of Data Mining: Minecraft and the Constraints of Play (Alexandra Jean Tremblay, Jeremy Colangelo and Joseph Alexander Brown) Mining Constructivism in the University: The Case of Creative Mode (Jeffrey E. Teaching Tools: Progressive Pedagogy and the History of Construction Play (Colin Fanning and Rebecca Mir) Players, Modders and Hackers (Peter Christiansen) The Videogame Commons Remakes the Transnational Studio (Dennis Redmond) Introduction: Why Minecraft Matters (Nate Garrelts)

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