The notes from the new world Au, Wagner James. creator text nyu New York Collins c2008 2008 1st ed. monographic eng

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xxii, 274 pages 24 cm. 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. Wagner James Au. Includes index. Second Life (Game) Shared virtual environments GV1469.25.S425 A9 2008 794.8 A8876m 9780061353208 0061353205 2007028684 http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028684.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007028684-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007028684-d.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0722/2007028684.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007028684-b.html http://www.loc.gov/catdir/enhancements/fy0911/2007028684-d.html DLC 070712 20160527190421.0 310945