Living virtually
Subtitle: researching new worlds
By: Don Heider, [editor].
Contributors: Heider, Don, 1958-
Series: Digital formations vol. 47
Publisher: Peter Lang
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781433101304; 9781433102417
Subjects: Entertainment computing; Shared virtual environments
Description: Virtual worlds are most often three dimensional locales, where people create virtual personae (called avatars) who come to play, socialize, and work. This edited collection of groundbreaking research on virtual worlds offers a wide-ranging look at the sociology, politics, and communication practices in virtual worlds from a group of scholars in the United States and abroad.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.