Virtual worlds and criminality

by Cornelius, Kai Hermann, Dieter

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Title Statements

Full title :Virtual worlds and criminality / Kai Cornelius, Dieter Hermann, editors.

Summary

The fusion between virtuality and reality has created a new quality of experience establishing metaverses and virtual worlds. Second Life, Twinity, Entropia Universe or Fregger have experienced rapid growth in recent years and show no signs of slowing down. Not only have countless companies discovered these "virtureal worlds" as marketplaces, but so have fraudsters and other criminals. In this book, European experts from different academic disciplines show how to meet the new challenges arising from virtual worlds. They discuss the reasons for and the impacts of these new forms of criminality as well as the necessity and means of combating them. Moreover, other fundamental issues are examined, such as the addictive potential of virtual-world use, media violence, and conflict resolution problems arising in the context of virtual worlds. --- From the Back Cover.

Edition Statements

Publication Date:©2011.

Publication Statements

Publisher(s):Springer
Place of Publication:Heidelberg
Language:eng
Publication Date:©2011.

The Physical Object

Description:ix, 124 pages : : illustrations ; : 24 cm

Edition Identifiers

ISBN:9783642208225, 3642208223, 3642208231, 9783642208232
oclc:ocn798363604
LC Classification:HV6773
Dewey Decimal:364.168

Subjects

Aufsatzsammlung Computer crimes Computer crimes -- Congresses Computerkriminalität Conference papers and proceedings Criminalité informatique -- Congrès Environnements virtuels partagés -- Con… Environnements virtuels partagés -- Con… Gewaltdarstellung Internet Konferenzschrift Shared virtual environments -- Congress… Shared virtual environments -- Congress… Stoffungebundene Sucht Virtuelle Realität