Second lives : a journey through virtual worlds / Tim Guest.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Guest, Tim, 1975-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Virtual reality.

Shared virtual environments.

Physical Description:

viii, 277 pages ; 24 cm

Edition:

First U.S. edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Random House, [2007]

Contents:

Exodus : leaving the real world behind

Virtual worlds, real selves : life on both sides of the screen

Linden lab : dreamers of the dream

Hacking matter : changing the world for fun and profit

Virtual mafia : my life as a foot soldier

Cyber terrorists : attacking thought

Virtual riches : where there's money, there's an addiction

Virtual war : join up and see the imaginary world

Us : together in electric dreams

Virtual sex : boys who are girls who like boys who are girls

My virtual sister : beyond the nuclear family

Corporations : branding virtual dreams

Virtual art : creating ourselves anew

Korea : king of the world

Conclusion: Back to life.

ISBN:

9781400065356

1400065356

OCLC:

163707340