T.L. Taylor (scholar)

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T.L. Taylor is a sociologist who has specialised in researching the culture of online communities, and in particular, MMOGs. She wrote what is possibly the first scholarly monograph on Everquest, and is currently researching World of Warcraft.

Taylor is an Associate Professor at the Center for Computer Games Research at the IT University of Copenhagen. Her academic website is at [1]

[edit] Selected Publications

Taylor, T.L. (2006). Play Between Worlds: Exploring Online Game Culture. Cambridge, MA: MIT Press.

Taylor, T.L. (Forthcoming). "Does WoW Change Everything?: How a PvP Server, Multinational Playerbase, and Surveillance Mod Scene Caused Me Pause". Games and Culture.

A full list of publications is available from Taylor's CV.