Online Worlds: Convergence of the Real and the Virtual

• Συγγραφή απο Οργανισμό/Αρχή: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Άλλοι συγγραφείς: Bainbridge, William Sims (Επιμελητής έκδοσης)
• Μορφή: Ηλεκτρονική πηγή Ηλ. βιβλίο
• Γλώσσα: English
• Έκδοση: London : Springer London, 2010.
• Σειρά: Human-Computer Interaction Series,
• Θέματα: Computer science.; User interfaces (Computer systems).; Computer graphics.; Application software.; Computers and civilization.; E-commerce.; Computer Science.; User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction.; Computer Graphics.; Computer Appl. in Social and Behavioral Sciences.; Computers and Society.; e-Commerce/e-business.

Virtual worlds are persistent online computer-generated environments where people can interact, whether for work or play, in a manner comparable to the real world. The most popular current example is World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online game with eleven million subscribers. However, oth...