Track My Order
Help Centre
Likes
My Wish ListsLogin / Join
Booktopia
Australia's local bookstore
Get Free Shipping on orders over $79
Virtual Lives : A Reference Handbook - James D. Ivory Ph.D.

Virtual Lives

A Reference Handbook

By: James D. Ivory Ph.D.

eText | 6 January 2012 | Edition Number 1

At a Glance

eText

$94.50

or 4 interest-free payments of $23.63 with

 or 

Instant online reading in your Booktopia eTextbook Library *

Why choose an eTextbook?

Instant Access *

Purchase and read your book immediately

Read Aloud

Listen and follow along as Bookshelf reads to you

Study Tools

Built-in study tools like highlights and more

* eTextbooks are not downloadable to your eReader or an app and can be accessed via web browsers only. You must be connected to the internet and have no technical issues with your device or browser that could prevent the eTextbook from operating.
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.

Virtual Lives: A Reference Handbook describes the history, development, and role of virtual worlds, also known as virtual environments and immersive virtual environments. It provides detailed background about virtual worlds and their societal impact, from early precursors and inspirations to the latest trends and developments. Specifics on user demographics are included, as are descriptions of virtual worlds' functions, discussion of societal concerns and opportunities, and information about relevant research data and key persons and organizations.

Although virtual worlds in their current form are a relatively new phenomenon, other online social environments have served as precursors for decades and literary inspirations go back even further. This handbook therefore covers some early developments dating back to the mid-20th century. Its primary focus, however, is on developments since the mid-1990s and especially on the current state and social impact of virtual worlds, including their impact both in the United States and around the world.
on
Desktop
Tablet
Mobile

You Can Find This eBook In

Non-FictionComputing & I.T.Information Technology General IssueEthical & Social Aspects of ITReference, Information & Interdisciplinary SubjectsEncyclopaedias & Reference WorksReference WorksSociety & CultureCultural StudiesPopular CultureScienceScience in General
Religion & BeliefsAspects of Religion for Non-ChristiansReligious Life & PracticeReligious Instruction

More in Ethical & Social Aspects of IT

SAFE : Science and Technology in the Age of Ter - Martha Baer

eBOOK

SAFE

Science and Technology in the Age of Ter

eBook

RRP $23.99

$19.24

20%
OFF
Learning Under Algorithmic Conditions - Elizabeth de Freitas

eBOOK

Learning Under Algorithmic Conditions

eBook

RRP $49.16

$39.99

19%
OFF
Grounding the Cloud : Urbanism in the Shadow of Data - Ali Fard

eBOOK

Grounding the Cloud

Urbanism in the Shadow of Data

eBook

RRP $46.09

$36.99

20%
OFF

This product is categorised by