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406 IndexGames (cont.)Grand Theft Auto, 175Guitar Hero, 207Halo, 196, 211–212, 213, 225, 229Mario Kart, 229massively multiplayer online, 69,207–208, 216–218, 233–234, 237,329, 336n (see also Final Fantasy XI;World of Warcraft)Millsberry, 29, 30, 223Miniclip, 202, 207MUDs, 223, 242nMUSHs, 223, 242nNeopets, 197, 204–206, 222–223, 241n,296, 329–330, 331–333, 367, 372networked, 214–220Pokémon, 10, 41, 204, 222, 329puzzle, 201, 202, 203, 207Rock Band, 207RuneScape, 42, 208The Sims, 223, 225, 236, 237, 321StarCraft, 223Tamagotchi, 204Total Battlefield, 224World of Warcraft (WoW), 163,166–167, 172, 174, 215, 219–220,233–234, 314–315, 321, 322Yu-Gi-Oh!, 227, 329Gaming, 66, 150, 195–242, 326access to, 235achievement in, 213“addiction to,” 236–237, 239, 240age and, 196, 197–198, 199, 206,227–228, 235antisocial behavior and, 196, 204,209, 241naugmented, 198, 202, 220–227, 228,326beliefs about, 209capital of, 220, 222careers in, 315–316, 322class and, 240, 241ncommitment to, 214, 220communities of, 197consoles for, 195–196, 202–203, 206,207, 241ncontext for, 198–201demographics of, 195–196, 200,206–207, 210ecology of, 199, 200, 239–240economy of, 222elite culture of, 235engagement in, 210–211, 214expertise and, 240families and, 165–167, 175–176,206–207geeking out and, 202, 231, 234–235,236gender and, 196, 199, 200, 206, 210,213, 227–235genres of participation and, 201–202genres of practice in, 201–227hanging out and, 42, 198, 201,206–209, 228, 229, 230, 234, 235,238, 240“hard-core,” 196, 233–234, 239identity and, 213, 214–215killing time and, 198, 201, 202–206,228, 232, 235, 238, 240knowledge sharing and, 213leadership in, 214, 216, 219learning and, 196, 198, 200, 201messing around and, 201–202, 204MMORPGs and, 207–208, 214,216–219modding of, 196, 222–223organizing and mobilizing in, 198,202, 214–220, 228, 230, 235, 238,240parental rules for genres of,175–176participation gap in, 239–240portability of, 202–203professional, 315–316, 322recreational, 198, 200, 201–202,209–213, 228, 229, 230, 232, 235,237, 238, 240sexism and, 196, 199