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Studies in Ecocriticism
Volume 18, 2014 - Issue 3: Digital Environments
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Rhetoric and recapture: theorising digital game ecologies through EA’s The Sims series

Melissa BianchiDepartment of English, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL32611-7310, USACorrespondence[email protected]
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Pages 209-220 | Received 11 Jul 2014, Accepted 07 Sep 2014, Published online: 26 Nov 2014

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