Virtual worlds are most often three dimensional locales, where people create virtual personae (called avatars) who come to play, socialize, and work. This edited collection of groundbreaking research on virtual worlds offers a wide-ranging look at the sociology, politics, and communication practices in virtual worlds from a group of scholars in the United States and abroad.
| ISBN: | 9781433101304 |
| Publication date: | 6th February 2009 |
| Author: | Don Heider |
| Publisher: | Peter Lang an imprint of Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 296 pages |
| Series: | Digital Formations |
| Genres: |
Communication studies Media studies Sociology Electronics and communications engineering Computer networking and communications |