The making of Second Life : notes from the new world / Wagner James Au.

Author/creator Au, Wagner James
Format Book
Edition1st ed.
Publication InfoNew York : Collins, ©2008.
Descriptionxxii, 274 pages ; 24 cm
Subjects

Contents Introduction : old world to new world : a brief history of the metaverse -- Touching knowledge : from virtual reality to real company -- Imagining the Net in 3-D : shunting the datastream into rivers and sky -- The engines of creation : the alchemy of user-created content -- The unwisdom of crowds : object lessons in online-world social engineering -- Self-made mankind : identity and role-playing with the digital generation -- Making love : romance and desire, digitized for your protection -- Building walls, defending territory : border disputes and culture clashing in war's shadow -- Burning down the house : democracy as a business model -- Avatar as entrepreneur : from content creator to revenue generator -- Investing in utopia : a rough explorer's guidefor corporations and organizations in the metaverse -- Law is code : crime and punishment in the Net's 3-D future -- Building a better world : research, education, and activism in an online world -- Convergence : an internet-to-online world road map for the next decade.
General noteIncludes index.
LCCN 2007028684
ISBN9780061353208
ISBN0061353205

Availability

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Joyner General Stacks GV 1469.25.S425 A9 2008 ✔ Available Place Hold