Being virtual : who you really are online /

Thanks to the Internet, it has never been so easy to become the person of your wildest dreams. Immersive 3D worlds such as Second Life and THERE.com provide an escape route from the ordinary, into a virtual world where you have the power to mould your life in any way you please. Forget about walking...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Winder, Davey
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Chichester, England ; Hoboken, NJ : Wiley, ©2008.
Colección:TechKnow.
Temas:
Online social networks.
Online identities.
Shared virtual environments > Social aspects.
Réseaux sociaux (Internet)
Identité numérique.
Environnements virtuels partagés > Aspect social.
COMPUTERS > Information Technology.
Online identities
Online social networks
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Descripción
Sumario:Thanks to the Internet, it has never been so easy to become the person of your wildest dreams. Immersive 3D worlds such as Second Life and THERE.com provide an escape route from the ordinary, into a virtual world where you have the power to mould your life in any way you please. Forget about walking, wheelchair users can fly. Pensioners wipe away the pains of age, discovering youthful exuberance and making young friends once more. No wonder it has become harder than ever to honestly answer the question: who am I?. In Being Virtual, Davey Winder looks at how an increasing number of us are livin.
Descripción Física:1 online resource (xxiii, 245 pages) : color illustrations
ISBN:9780470712085
0470712082
1282342673
9781282342675
9786612342677
6612342676

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