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Autore |
Ludlow Peter <1957-> |
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Titolo |
The Second Life Herald : the virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse / / Peter Ludlow and Mark Wallace |
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Cambridge, MA, : The MIT Press, 2007 |
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ISBN |
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1-282-09917-5 |
9786612099175 |
0-262-27863-4 |
1-4356-0602-7 |
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Edizione |
[1st ed.] |
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Descrizione fisica |
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1 online resource (312 p.) |
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Altri autori (Persone) |
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Disciplina |
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Soggetti |
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Second Life (Game) |
Avatars (Virtual reality) |
Tabloid newspapers - Computer programs |
Shared virtual environments |
Internet |
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Formato |
Materiale a stampa |
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Livello bibliografico |
Monografia |
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Note generali |
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Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph |
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Nota di bibliografia |
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Includes bibliographical references and index. |
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Nota di contenuto |
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The death of Urizenus -- Inside the virtual world -- Slinging bolts at the robot factory -- A day in the life of a techno-pagan newsroom -- Dollars and cyberspace -- The case of the broken jaw -- Crossing the line: scamming, griefing, and real-world crime -- Down the rabbit hole -- "Cyber me, baby!": sex, love, and software in the virtual world -- Murdered! -- Behind the pixel curtain -- Taking it to the virtual streets -- Into the code: exploits, mods, and hacks -- The resurrection of Urizenus Sklar -- The power of the virtual press -- Ruling the metaverse -- The day the grid disappeared -- The metaverse is born. |
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Sommario/riassunto |
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How a virtual journalist in the virtual world of online gaming landed on the real-world front page of the New York Times and how his virtual newspaper chronicled the emergence of the next generation of the World Wide Web. |
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