Avatars at work and play : collaboration and interaction in shared virtual environments / edited by Ralph Schroeder and Ann-Sofie Axelsson.
| Other author | Schroeder, Ralph. |
| Other author | Axelsson, Ann-Sofie. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Dordrecht, the Netherlands : Springer, ©2006. |
| Description | xv, 277 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. |
| Supplemental Content | Publisher description |
| Subjects |
| Series | Computer supported cooperative work ; v. 34 Computer supported cooperative work ; v. 34. ^A317331 |
| Contents | Work and play in shared virtual environments : overlapping themes and intersecting research agendas / Ralph Schroeder and Ann-Sofie Axelsson -- Transformed social interaction : exploring the digital plasticity of avatars / Jeremy N. Bailenson and Andrew C. Beall -- Selective fidelity : investigating priorities for the creation of expressive avatars / Maia Garau -- Analysis and visualization of social diffusion patterns in three-dimensional virtual worlds / Shashikant Penumarthy and Katy Börner -- Collaborative virtual environments for scientific collaboration : technical and organizational design frameworks / Diane H. Sonnenwald -- Analyzing fragments of collaboration in distributed immersive virtual environments / Ilona Heldal ... [et al.] -- The impact of display system and embodiment on closely coupled collaboration between remote users / David Roberts, Robin Wolff, and Oliver Otto -- The good inequality : supporting group-work in shared virtual environments / Maria Spante, Ann-Sofie Axelsson, and Ralph Schroeder -- Consequences of playing violent video games in immersive virtual environments / Susan Persky and Jim Blascovich -- The psychology of massively multi-user online role-playing games : motivations, emotional investment, relationships, and problematic usage / Nick Yee -- Questing for knowledge--virtual worlds as dynamic processes of social interaction / Mikael Jakobsson -- Play and sociability in There : some lessons from online games for collaborative virtual environments / Barry Brown and Marek Bell -- Digital dystopia : player control and strategic innovation in The sims online / Francis F. Steen ... [et al.]. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 2007271992 |
| ISBN | 1402038836 (HB) |
| ISBN | 9781402038839 (HB) |
| Standard identifier# | 9781402038983 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | QA76.76.I59 A985 2006 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |