ISBN:
9781598845860
Sprache:
Englisch
Seiten:
1 Online-Ressource (286 pages)
Ausgabe:
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Serie:
Contemporary world issues
Serie:
Contemporary World Issues Ser.
Paralleltitel:
Print version Virtual Lives: A Reference Handbook
DDC:
303.48/33
Schlagwort(e):
SCIENCE / General
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Electronic books
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Electronic books
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Bibliografie
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Biografie
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Electronic books
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Bibliografie
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Biografie
;
Virtuelle Realität
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Programmierer
Kurzfassung:
This book is the THE source for information on virtual worlds, covering every aspect of this intriguing and fast-changing social practice and the technologies upon which it rests
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Cover; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgments; 1 Definitions, Background, and History; Characteristics of Virtual Worlds; What Are Virtual Worlds?; Interactivity; Physicality; Persistence; The History of Virtual Worlds; The First Virtual World; The Early Growth of Virtual Worlds; Not a Game Anymore: Second Life and Social Virtual Worlds; World of Warcraft Changes the Game; Other Virtual Worlds Look to Keep Up; Other Related Online Games, Communities, and Environments; Graphical Chat Applications; Social Network Games; Looking Back: Virtual Worlds' Ancestry and Inspirations,
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Direct Precursors to Virtual WorldsEarlier Online Ancestors of Virtual Worlds; Offline Inspirations for Virtual Worlds; The Future of Virtual Worlds; 2 The Audience and Function of Virtual Worlds; Access to Virtual Worlds; Global Access to the Internet; Global Access to Virtual Worlds; Users of Virtual Worlds; Who Uses Virtual Worlds?; Why Do People Use Virtual Worlds?; The Function of Virtual Worlds; How a User Creates an Avatar and Enters a Virtual World; How a User Navigates a Virtual World; Activities, Tasks, and Goals in Massively Multiplayer Online Role-Playing Games
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Activities in Social Virtual WorldsDevelopers of Virtual Worlds; Creating and Managing a Commercial Virtual World; Smaller-Scale Virtual Worlds; More Users in More Worlds; 3 Societal Concerns and Opportunities; Problems and Concerns; Addiction and Problematic Use; Aggression and Violence; Distorted Perceptions of Social Reality; Harassment and Griefing; Opportunities and Benefits; Social Opportunities; Educational Opportunities; Behavioral Research Opportunities; Commercial Opportunities; Managing Concerns and Opportunities; 4 Chronology; 5 Biographical Sketches; Craig A. Anderson
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Timothy AndersonDavid Lance Arneson; Jeremy N. Bailenson; Richard A. Bartle; Marc Blank; James J. Blascovich; Amy Susan Bruckman; Brad J. Bushman; Edward Castronova; Pavel Curtis; Bruce K. Daniels; Julian Dibbell; F. Randall Farmer; Christopher J. Ferguson; Richard Garriott; William Ford Gibson; Ailin Graef; Ernest Gary Gygax; Rod Humble; Dan Hunter; Jon Jacobs; Donald R. Kaye; Kim Tack Jin; Andrew Kirmse; Chris Kirmse; Alan E. Klietz; Raphael Koster; Greg Lastowka; P. David Lebling; Joseph Carl Robnett Licklider; Thomas M. Malaby; Brad McQuaid; Chip Morningstar; Bonnie Nardi; Cory Ondrejka
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Robert PardoMark Pincus; Howard Rheingold; Philip Rosedale; John L. Sherry; John Smedley; Song Jae-Kyeong; Jeffrey Steefel; Neal Town Stephenson; John Ronald Reuel Tolkien; Roy Trubshaw; Sherry Turkle; Ibe Van Geel; Vernor Steffen Vinge; Ryan G. Van Cleave; Dmitri Williams; Bruce Sterling Woodcock; Nicholas Yee ; 6 Tables, Charts, and Images; The Appearance of Virtual Worlds; Populations of Virtual Worlds; Research on Users of Virtual Worlds; MUDs and MUD-Type Text-Based Online Environments; 7 Organizations; Government Organizations; Academic Associations and Other Nonindustry Organizations
Beschreibung / Inhaltsverzeichnis:
Industry Organizations
Anmerkung:
Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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