T.L. Taylor is a sociologist who specialises in researching the culture of online communities, and in particular, MMOGs such as EverQuest

EverQuest

EverQuest, often shortened to EQ, is a 3D fantasy-themed massively multiplayer online role-playing game that was released on the 16th of March, 1999. The original design is credited to Brad McQuaid, Steve Clover, and Bill Trost...

and World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft

World of Warcraft is a massively multiplayer online role-playing game by Blizzard Entertainment. It is the fourth released game set in the fantasy Warcraft universe, which was first introduced by Warcraft: Orcs & Humans in 1994...

. She received her Ph.D. in sociology from Brandeis University. Her dissertation, Living Digitally: Embodiment in Virtual Environments, explored design and identities in MUD

MUD

A MUD , pronounced , is a multiplayer real-time virtual world, with the term usually referring to text-based instances of these. MUDs combine elements of role-playing games, hack and slash, player versus player, interactive fiction, and online chat...

s and graphical virtual worlds.

Taylor is an Associate Professor at the Center for Computer Games Research

Center for Computer Games Research

The Center for Computer Game Research is a research group at the IT University of Copenhagen that represents one of the major nodes in both ludology and computational intelligence and games. The Center for Computer Game Research is heavily involved in the journal Game Studies, and also hosted the...

 at the IT University of Copenhagen

IT University of Copenhagen

The IT University of Copenhagen is a Danish globally oriented, independent university.The IT University of Copenhagen was established in Copenhagen, Denmark in 1999. At that time, it was - in Danish - called "IT-højskolen"...

.

Selected publications

External links