The making of Second Life
Au, Wagner James.
The making of Second Life notes from the new world Wagner James Au. - 1st ed. - New York Collins c2008. - xxii, 274 pages 24 cm.
Includes index.
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.
9780061353208 0061353205
2007028684
GBA792490 bnb
014341222 Uk
Second Life (Game)
Shared virtual environments
GV1469.25.S425 / A9 2008
794.8 / A8876m
The making of Second Life notes from the new world Wagner James Au. - 1st ed. - New York Collins c2008. - xxii, 274 pages 24 cm.
Includes index.
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.
9780061353208 0061353205
2007028684
GBA792490 bnb
014341222 Uk
Second Life (Game)
Shared virtual environments
GV1469.25.S425 / A9 2008
794.8 / A8876m