Avatars at Work and Play Collaboration and Interaction in Shared Virtual Environments /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Schroeder, Ralph (Editor), Axelsson, Ann-Sofie (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2006.
• Series: Computer Supported Cooperative Work, 34
• Subjects: Computer science.; Special purpose computers.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computers and civilization.; Multimedia systems.; Social sciences.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Special Purpose and Application-Based Systems.; Computers and Society.; Media Design.; Social Sciences, general.

Avatars at Work and Play brings together contributions from leading social scientists and computer scientists who have conducted research on virtual environments used for collaboration and online gaming. They present a well-rounded and state-of-the-art overview of current applications of multi-user...