Synthetic Worlds Emerging Technologies in Education and Economics /

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Hebbel-Seeger, Andreas (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Reiners, Torsten (Επιμελητής έκδοσης), Schäffer, Dennis (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: New York, NY : Springer New York : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Σειρά: Integrated Series in Information Systems, 33
• Θέματα: Business.; Information technology.; Business > Data processing.; Computers.; Education.; Business and Management.; IT in Business.; Information Systems and Communication Service.; Education, general.

Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Worlds, and Alternate Realities are all terms used to describe the phenomenon of computer-based, simulated environments in which users inhabit and interact via avatars.  The best-known commercial applications are in the form of electronic gaming, and particularly in massive...

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