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Thesis Bibliography (351.9Kb) Works Cited “[MOD]~*The Dawn of Warfare*~ by Team DeFiance (Movie Up).” Created 23 October 2005. Accessed 27 October 2005. http://files.halomods.com/viewtopic.php?t=42361. Aarseth, Espen. Cybertext: Perspectives on Ergodic Literature. Baltimore: The Johns Hopkins University Press, 1997. Aarseth, Espen. “Genre Trouble.” Electronic Book Review 21 May 2004. Accessed November 7, 2005. http://www.electronicbookreview.com/thread/firstperson/vigilant. Becker, Nate ([email protected]) and Halo.Bungie.org. “Movie Showing Severe Grunt Damage.” Downloaded 27 October 2005 from Halo.Bungie.org. Created 24 January 2002. Bishop, Stuart. “Halo Sales Hit 4 Million.” Computer and Video Games 27 January 2004. Accessed 28 October 2005. http://www.computerandvideogames .com/news/news_story.php(que)id=100825. Bryce, Jo and Rutter, Jason. “Spectacle of the Deathmatch: Character and Narrative in First-Person Shooters.” Screenplay: Cinema/Videogames/Interfaces. 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