A Rhetoric of Bees: A Case Study of Emergent Community Building Practices within an MMO Rule Set
Ben McCorkle, Matthew Howard
This web text explores the various ways in which an online community of gamers builds and maintains its sense of community, including the production of game-related propaganda, a wiki account of the group's history, and an unconventional approach to game play.
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Ben McCorkle is an Associate Professor in English at The Ohio State University-Marion whose interests include digital media studies, rhetorical theory, and video game culture.
Matthew Howard is a student at OSU Marion currently majoring in Psychology History Biology on hiatus. He is also a player of EVE Online and a member of GoonFleet.