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Condition: Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including ... Good: A book that has been read but is in good condition. Very minimal damage to the cover including scuff marks, but no holes or tears. The dust jacket for hard covers may not be included. Binding has minimal wear. The majority of pages are undamaged with minimal creasing or tearing, minimal pencil underlining of text, no highlighting of text, no writing in margins. No missing pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab

ISBN: 9780230607859

EAN: 9780230607859

Book Title: Exodus to the Virtual World : How Online Fun Is Changing Reality

Publisher: St. Martin's Press

Item Length: 8.9 in

Publication Year: 2008

Format: Trade Paperback

Language: English

Item Height: 0.6 in

Author: Edward Castronova

Genre: Computers, Games & Activities, History, Social Science

Topic: Civilization, Internet / General, Future Studies, Role Playing & Fantasy, Virtual Worlds

Item Weight: 12 Oz

Item Width: 6.2 in

Number of Pages: 256 Pages

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Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, workers, retirees. Devoting dozens of hours each week to massively multiplayer virtual reality environments (like World of Warcraft and Second Life ), these millions are the start of an exodus into the refuge of fantasy, where they experience life under a new social, political, and economic order built around fun . Given the choice between a fantasy world and the real world, how many of us would choose reality? Exodus to the Virtual World explains the growing migration into virtual reality, and how it will change the way we live--both in fantasy worlds and in the real one.

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Publisher

St. Martin's Press

ISBN-10

0230607853

ISBN-13

9780230607859

eBay Product ID (ePID)

109573422

Product Key Features

Book Title

Exodus to the Virtual World : How Online Fun Is Changing Reality

Number of Pages

256 Pages

Language

English

Publication Year

2008

Topic

Civilization, Internet / General, Future Studies, Role Playing & Fantasy, Virtual Worlds

Genre

Computers, Games & Activities, History, Social Science

Author

Edward Castronova

Format

Trade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Height

0.6 in

Item Weight

12 Oz

Item Length

8.9 in

Item Width

6.2 in

Additional Product Features

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Trade

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"Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution."--Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games."--John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author of The Kids are Alright "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today."--Raph Koster, virtual world designer , As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today., "Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution."--Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games."--John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author ofThe Kids are Alright "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today."--Raph Koster, virtual world designer , "Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution."--Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games."--John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author of The Kids are Alright "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today."--Raph Koster, virtual world designer, "Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution."--Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games."--John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author of "The Kids are Alright""" "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today."--Raph Koster, virtual world designer, "Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution."--Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games."--John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author ofThe Kids are Alright "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today."--Raph Koster, virtual world designer , A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games., "Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution." -- Christian Renaud, Networked Virtual Environments, Cisco "A book full of insights about our online present and a hopeful look at the future where politics and economics will be increasingly governed by the rules of video games." -- John Beck, President of The AttentionCompany and co-author of The Kids are Alright "As virtual worlds rise in popularity, they are bound to have effects on the way we live our real world lives. Dr. Castronova has put together a persuasive case that the real world may begin to model its institutions on games simply because the general populace finds them more fun. It's an eye-opening tour through how virtual worlds are run, and why practical, enjoyable governance is very different from the systems employed today." -- Raph Koster, virtual world designer, Edward Castronova has again charted new waters to the virtual worlds emerging as the next frontier. He has proven himself as the oracle of the virtual world revolution.

Dewey Decimal

793.932

Lc Classification Number

Gv1469.I5c393 2008

Table of Content

PART 1: NEW FOUND LAND * Dreams Fashioned in Silicon * Game Societies * Worlds of the Future * Migration * PART II: A POLICY ANALYTICS OF FUN * Economics: Not Fun * A Theory of Fun * The New Science of Applied Fun Policy * PART III: FUN POLICY AND THE REAL WORLD * The Fun Economy * The Fun Society * The Fun Revolution: Ending the Politics of Misery

2008

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