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Exodus to the virtual world : how online fun is changing reality

Title
Exodus to the virtual world : how online fun is changing reality / Edward Castronova.
Author
Castronova, Edward.
Publication
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
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Description
xix, 235 p.; 25 cm.
Subject
  • Video games > Social aspects
  • Virtual reality > Social aspects
  • Fantasy games > Social aspects
  • Civilization, Modern > 21st century > Forecasting
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.
Contents
Dreams fashioned in silicon -- Game societies -- Worlds of the future -- Migration -- In search of an understanding of fun and games -- A theory of fun -- Virtual-world design as public policy -- The fun economy -- The fun society -- The fun revolution : ending the politics of misery -- Epilogue.
Call Number
JFE 08-775
ISBN
  • 1403984123 (alk. paper)
  • 9781403984128 (alk. paper)
LCCN
2007014272
OCLC
  • 123136569
  • vendorOCN123136569
Author
Castronova, Edward.
Title
Exodus to the virtual world : how online fun is changing reality / Edward Castronova.
Imprint
New York : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Edition
1st ed.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index.
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JFE 08-775
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