Immersing himself in a mid-twenty-first-century technological virtual utopia to escape an ugly real world of famine, poverty, and disease, Wade Watts joins an increasingly violent effort to solve a series of puzzles by the virtual world's creator.
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"The wholly virtual world known as Second Life has attracted more than a million active users, millions of dollars, and created its own--very real--economy. The Making of Second Life is the behind-the-scenes story of the Web 2.0 revolution's most improbable enterprise : the crea…
An account of the creation, development, and potential of Linden Lab's popular virtual world evaluates its pseudo-economy, culture, and political system, citing the lucrative profits being made there by such real-world companies as Pontiac and Sun Microsystems.
An account of the creation, development, and potential of Linden Lab's popular virtual world evaluates its pseudo-economy, culture, and political system, citing the lucrative profits being made there by such real-world companies as Pontiac and Sun Microsystems.
This dissertation presents a framework which supports a group-based exploratory approach to learning and integrates 3D gaming methods and technologies with an institutional learning environment. This provides learners with anytime-anywhere access to interactive learning material…
"Creators of immersive experiences in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality have relied heavily on familiar storytelling techniques used in books, theatre, and film -- often with confusing and unengaging results. Stephanie Riggs argues in The End of Storytelling …
"Creators of immersive experiences in virtual reality, augmented reality, and mixed reality have relied heavily on familiar storytelling techniques used in books, theatre, and film -- often with confusing and unengaging results. Stephanie Riggs argues in The End of Storytelling …
"Gain an in-depth knowledge in immersive web development to create augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications inside web browsers using WebXR API, WebGL, Three.js, and A-Frame. This project-based book will provide the practice and portfolio content to make the …
Gain an in-depth knowledge in immersive web development to create augmented reality (AR) and virtual reality (VR) applications inside web browsers using WebXR API, WebGL, Three.js, and A-Frame. --
When a virtual journalist for a virtual newspaper reporting on the digital world of an online game lands on the real-world front page of the New York Times, it just might signal the dawn of a new era. Virtual journalist Peter Ludlow was banned from The Sims Online for being a bi…