Computer Games And Virtual Worlds

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Computer Games And Virtual Worlds

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Author : Ross A. Dannenberg
language : en
Publisher: American Bar Association
Release Date : 2010

Computer Games And Virtual Worlds written by Ross A. Dannenberg and has been published by American Bar Association this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2010 with Computers categories.

This book explores and discusses how to obtain traditional intellectual property law rights in the non-traditional settings of video game and virtual world environments, and serves as a primer for researching these emerging legal issues. Each chapter addresses: end user license agreements; copyrights, patents, trademarks; and trade secrets, as addressed by U.S. law. It also covers international legal issues stemming from the multi-national user-base and foreign operation of many virtual worlds.

Learning Online With Games Simulations And Virtual Worlds

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Author : Clark Aldrich
language : en
Publisher: Jossey-Bass
Release Date : 2009-10-02

Learning Online With Games Simulations And Virtual Worlds written by Clark Aldrich and has been published by Jossey-Bass this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009-10-02 with Education categories.

Higher education institutions are increasingly delivering content online, but the content is often not sufficiently engaging. Learning Online with Games, Simulations, and Virtual Worlds provides a simple and practical guide to identifying when and what kind of games, simulations, and virtual environments should be used, how to get them, how to deploy them, and how to measure their effectiveness. Using frameworks, tips, case studies, real examples, and resources, this cutting-edge tool will help faculty members and instructional designers comfortably use games, simulations, and virtual environments to enhance learning.

Designing Virtual Worlds

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Author : Richard A. Bartle
language : en
Publisher: New Riders
Release Date : 2004

Designing Virtual Worlds written by Richard A. Bartle and has been published by New Riders this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2004 with Computers categories.

This text provides a comprehensive treatment of virtual world design from one of its pioneers. It covers everything from MUDs to MOOs to MMORPGs, from text-based to graphical VWs.

Synthetic Worlds

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Author : Edward Castronova
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2008-09-15

Synthetic Worlds written by Edward Castronova and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2008-09-15 with Computers categories.

From EverQuest to World of Warcraft, online games have evolved from the exclusive domain of computer geeks into an extraordinarily lucrative staple of the entertainment industry. People of all ages and from all walks of life now spend thousands of hours—and dollars—partaking in this popular new brand of escapism. But the line between fantasy and reality is starting to blur. Players have created virtual societies with governments and economies of their own whose currencies now trade against the dollar on eBay at rates higher than the yen. And the players who inhabit these synthetic worlds are starting to spend more time online than at their day jobs. In Synthetic Worlds, Edward Castronova offers the first comprehensive look at the online game industry, exploring its implications for business and culture alike. He starts with the players, giving us a revealing look into the everyday lives of the gamers—outlining what they do in their synthetic worlds and why. He then describes the economies inside these worlds to show how they might dramatically affect real world financial systems, from potential disruptions of markets to new business horizons. Ultimately, he explores the long-term social consequences of online games: If players can inhabit worlds that are more alluring and gratifying than reality, then how can the real world ever compete? Will a day ever come when we spend more time in these synthetic worlds than in our own? Or even more startling, will a day ever come when such questions no longer sound alarmist but instead seem obsolete? With more than ten million active players worldwide—and with Microsoft and Sony pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into video game development—online games have become too big to ignore. Synthetic Worlds spearheads our efforts to come to terms with this virtual reality and its concrete effects. “Illuminating. . . . Castronova’s analysis of the economics of fun is intriguing. Virtual-world economies are designed to make the resulting game interesting and enjoyable for their inhabitants. Many games follow a rags-to-riches storyline, for example. But how can all the players end up in the top 10%? Simple: the upwardly mobile human players need only be a subset of the world's population. An underclass of computer-controlled 'bot' citizens, meanwhile, stays poor forever. Mr. Castronova explains all this with clarity, wit, and a merciful lack of academic jargon.”—The Economist “Synthetic Worlds is a surprisingly profound book about the social, political, and economic issues arising from the emergence of vast multiplayer games on the Internet. What Castronova has realized is that these games, where players contribute considerable labor in exchange for things they value, are not merely like real economies, they are real economies, displaying inflation, fraud, Chinese sweatshops, and some surprising in-game innovations.”—Tim Harford, Chronicle of Higher Education

The Proteus Paradox

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Author : Nick Yee
language : en
Publisher: Yale University Press
Release Date : 2014-01-07

The Proteus Paradox written by Nick Yee and has been published by Yale University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2014-01-07 with Social Science categories.

A surprising assessment of the ways that virtual worlds are entangled with human psychology

Video Games And American Culture

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Author : Aaron A. Toscano
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Release Date : 2019-12-12

Video Games And American Culture written by Aaron A. Toscano and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing PLC this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2019-12-12 with Social Science categories.

Digital media are immersive technologies reflecting behaviors, attitudes, and values. The engrossing, entertaining virtual worlds video games provide are important sites for 21st century research. This book moves beyond assertions that video games cause violence by analyzing the culture that produces such material. While some popular media reinforce the idea that video games lead to violence, this book uses a cultural studies lens to reveal a more complex situation. Video games do not lead to violence, sexism, and chauvinism. Rather, Toscano argues, a violent, sexist, chauvinistic culture reproduces texts that reflect these values. Although video games have a worldwide audience, this book focuses on American culture and how this multi-billion dollar industry entertains us in our leisure time (and sometimes at work), bringing us into virtual environments where we have fun learning, fighting, discovering, and acquiring bragging rights. When politicians and moral crusaders push agendas that claim video games cause a range of social ills from obesity to mass shooting, these perspectives fail to recognize that video games reproduce hegemonic American values. This book, in contrast, focuses on what these highly entertaining cultural products tell us about who we are.

Total Engagement

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Author : Byron Reeves
language : en
Publisher: Harvard Business Press
Release Date : 2009

Total Engagement written by Byron Reeves and has been published by Harvard Business Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2009 with Business & Economics categories.

The strong psychological power of games can have both positive and negative consequences for the workplace. That's why it's important to put them into practice correctly from the beginning--and Reeves and Read explain how by showing which good design principles are a powerful antidote to the addictive and stress-inducing potential of games.

Social Interactions In Virtual Worlds

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Author : Kiran Lakkaraju
language : en
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Release Date : 2018-07-05

Social Interactions In Virtual Worlds written by Kiran Lakkaraju and has been published by Cambridge University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2018-07-05 with Computers categories.

This cross-disciplinary exploration of MMOs and other complex online worlds melds work from computer science, psychology and social science.

Exodus To The Virtual World

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Author : Edward Castronova
language : en
Publisher: Macmillan + ORM
Release Date : 2007-11-27

Exodus To The Virtual World written by Edward Castronova and has been published by Macmillan + ORM this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2007-11-27 with Social Science categories.

Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, workers, retirees. Devoting dozens of hours each week to massively multiplayer virtual reality environments (like World of Warcraft and Second Life), these millions are the start of an exodus into the refuge of fantasy, where they experience life under a new social, political, and economic order built around fun. Given the choice between a fantasy world and the real world, how many of us would choose reality? Exodus to the Virtual World explains the growing migration into virtual reality, and how it will change the way we live--both in fantasy worlds and in the real one.