The first draft is done! I wrote the final sentence the morning of March 30th.
After 380 pages I finished the heavy lifting of writing. This is the first draft, so the will be revisions. My committee will have questions that will likely result in some more revisions. I'm ready to be done with this project and move on to new things.
Read MoreI was once considered a hardcore raider. I played a warrior tank in vanilla WoW. The guild in which I was a member was the number 1 guild on my server. However, raiding back then was a lot different than it is now. Hardcore raiding involved 40 people. We spent weeks learning and adapting our playstyles to down a single boss. It took a couple of months to clear Molten Core and Black Wing Lair.
Read MoreWhy look at a raiding guild in World of Warcraft? The challenges that exist in end-game raiding encounters are challenging. Few guilds can take on the level of dedication needed to be rated among the best in the world.
Read MoreI intend to use video gamers in my study. I plan to observe their behavior within a virtual world. The more I dig into the concepts of confidentiality and research ethics, the more I have to ensure the privacy and confidentiality of my participants are maintained.
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