| Description |
1 online resource : illustrations. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Research in management education and development
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Research in management education and development.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references. |
| Contents |
Exploring new ethical issues in the virtual worlds of the twenty-first century / Charles Wankel and Shaun Malleck -- Neglect of reason : a plea for rationalist accounts of the effects of virtual violence / Johnny Hartz Søraker -- Copyright and paratext in computer gaming / Dan L. Burk -- Virtual sex with child avatars / Andrew A. Adams -- Research ethics and virtual worlds / Justin M. Grimes, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, & Paul T. Jaeger -- Preparing for practice : issues in virtual medical education / Rachel H. Ellaway & David Topps -- What benefits do virtual worlds provide charitable organizations? : a case study of Peace Train, a charitable organization in Second Life / Robin Teigland -- Cosmopolitan online : a manual for the construction of a virtual cosmopolis / Edward Howlett & Adam Briggle -- Ethics in Second Life : difference, desire, and the production of subjectivity / Anna Hickey-Moody & Denise Wood -- This war is a lie : ethical implications of massively multiplayer online game design / Miguel Sicart -- Illusion of reality : cognitive aspects and ethical drawbacks : the case of Second Life / Elena Pasquinelli. |
| Summary |
Virtual Worlds are being increasingly used in business and education. With each day more people are venturing into computer generated online persistent worlds such as Second Life for increasingly diverse reasons such as commerce, education, research, and entertainment. This book explores the emerging ethical issues associated with these novel environments for human interaction and cutting-edge approaches to these new ethical problems. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Virtual reality -- Social aspects.
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Virtual reality -- Social aspects. |
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Virtual reality -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Virtual reality. |
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Information technology -- Moral and ethical aspects.
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Information technology -- Moral and ethical aspects. |
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Business Ethics. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Wankel, Charles.
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Malleck, Shaun K.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Emerging ethical issues of life in virtual worlds. Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2010 9781607523772 (DLC) 2009047563 (OCoLC)469915707 |
| ISBN |
9781607523796 (electronic book) |
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1607523795 (electronic book) |
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9781607523772 |
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1607523779 |
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9781607523789 |
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1607523787 |
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