| Edition |
First edition. |
| Description |
1 online resource (ix, 113 pages). |
| Series |
Emerald points
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Emerald points.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction -- The roots of the metaverse -- Social worlds -- Gaming worlds -- User generated worlds -- Worlds of Commerce -- Worlds of desire -- Entertainment worlds -- Fitness worlds -- Conclusion: Building the world we want to build. |
| Summary |
From Microverse to Metaverse: Modelling the Future through Today's Virtual Worlds analyzes the political economy of emerging tech with the mechanisms of identity and behavioral constraints involved to map what a metaverse might be like, whether it can happen, and just why some companies seem so determined to make it happen. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Virtual reality.
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Virtual reality -- Political aspects.
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Forecasting -- Computer simulation.
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virtual reality. |
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Virtual reality. |
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Social Science -- Sociology -- General. |
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Virtual reality |
| Added Author |
Frith, Jordan, author.
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Saker, Michael, author.
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| Other Form: |
Original 1804550221 9781804550229 (OCoLC)1337923250 |
| ISBN |
9781804550212 electronic book |
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1804550213 electronic book |
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9781804550236 electronic book |
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180455023X electronic book |
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1804550221 |
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9781804550229 |
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