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Economic aspects | Electronic games | Computer-aided design | Shared virtual environments | Virtual reality

Hello Avatar! Or, {llSay(0, "Hello, Avatar!"); is a tiny piece of user-friendly code that allows us to program our virtual selves. In Hello Avatar, B. Coleman... 
Psychological aspects | Reality | Virtual reality | Human-computer interaction | Human behavior models | Shared virtual environments | Avatars (Virtual reality) | Philosophy

"This book compiles authoritative research from scholars worldwide, covering the issues surrounding the influx of information technology to the office... 
Virtual reality in management | Virtual work teams | Management | Information technology | Applications of Computing | Handbooks, manuals, etc

"This book examines the relationships between virtual and non-virtual identity in visual role-playing games. It shows dynamic, varying and complex... 
Online identities | Video games | Human-computer interaction | Shared virtual environments | Avatars (Virtual reality) | Virtual reality

Technological innovations | Social aspects | Technology | Virtual computer systems | Information technology

"Proteus, the mythical sea god who could alter his appearance at will, embodies one of the promises of online games: the ability to reinvent oneself. Yet... 
Shared virtual environments | Computer games | Virtual reality | Sociology | Technology | Psychology

World of Warcraft is more than a game. There is no ultimate goal, no winning hand, no princess to be rescued. WoW is an immersive virtual world in which... 
Online identities | World of Warcraft | Shared virtual environments | Social aspects | Computer games | Virtual reality | Computer war games

When a virtual journalist for a virtual newspaper reporting on the digital world of an online game lands on the real-world front page of the New York Times, it... 
Tabloid newspapers | Internet | Second Life (Game) | Shared virtual environments | Avatars (Virtual reality) | Computer programs | Fiction

Virtual reality in management | Human-computer interaction | Technological innovations | Forecasting | Virtual reality

Virtual worlds are the latest manifestation of the internet's inexorable appetite for development. Organisations of all kinds are enthusiastically pursuing the... 
Internet | Shared virtual environments | Law and legislation | Online social networks | Design | e-Business | Business & Company Law | White Collar Crime | Library & Information Science | Information Technology Industries | Online social networks-Law and legislation-Great Britain | Shared virtual environments-Law and legislation-Great Britain | Internet-Law and legislation | Great Britain

Moral and ethical aspects | Social aspects | Information technology | Virtual reality

"Avatars at Work and Play" brings together contributions from leading social scientists and computer scientists who have conducted research on virtual... 
Human-computer interaction | Virtual work teams | Shared virtual environments | Internet games | Avatars (Virtual reality) | General Theory of Computing | Avatars (Computer graphics) | Social sciences | Media Design | Social Sciences, general | Computers and Society | Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems | Computer Science | User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction | Interactive multimedia | Computer animation | Computer games | Virtual reality

Cyberspace is composed of a multitude of different spaces where users can represent themselves in many divergent ways. Why in a video game, is it more... 
Internet | Sociology of Media | Criminology & Delinquency | Cyberculture | Cyberspace - Moral and ethical aspects | Social norms

The past decade has seen phenomenal growth in the development and use of virtual worlds. In one of the most notable, Second Life, millions of people have... 
Case studies | Design | San Francisco | Business anthropology | Linden Lab (Firm) | Corporate culture | Anthropology | California | Second Life (Game) | Social aspects | Shared virtual environments | Computer games

"Digital Online Culture, Identity and Schooling in the Twenty-First Century" provides a cultural, ideological critique of identity construction in the context... 
Shared virtual environments | Social aspects | Virtual reality in education | Education | Effect of technological innovations on | Communication

"This book examines the legal realities which are emerging from Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) or virtual worlds that demonstrate... 
Shared virtual environments | Law and legislation | Avatars (Virtual reality)

Play communities existed long before massively multiplayer online games; they have ranged from bridge clubs to sports leagues, from tabletop role-playing games... 
Internet games | Role playing | Communities | Community life | Social aspects | Fantasy games | Shared virtual environments