Living Virtually. Researching New Worlds

Par : Don Heider
    • Nombre de pages296
    • ISBN978-1-4331-0130-4
    • EAN9781433101304
    • Date de parution01/02/2009
    • CollectionDigital Formations
    • ÉditeurPeter Lang

    Résumé

    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.
    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.