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BL
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| Record Number
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599785
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b429004
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| Main Entry
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Bainbridge, William Sims.
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| Title & Author
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The virtual future /\ William Sims Bainbridge.
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| Publication Statement
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London ;New York, NY :: Springer,, 2011.
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| Series Statement
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Immersive environments series.
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| Page. NO
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ix, 201 p. :: ill. ;; 25 cm.
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| ISBN
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9780857299031
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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| Contents
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1. The city and the stars. Science versus fiction ; Scenarios and simulations: BioShock -- StarCraft ; Virtual gameworlds -- 2. The Matrix Online. Mega City ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Hacking and coding ; Exiles and personalities -- 3. Tabula Rosa. Exploring two worlds ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; The Logos language ; The cultures of spaceflight -- 4. Anarchy Online. The planet Rubi-Ka ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Anarchy nanotechnology ; Anarchy society -- 5. Entropia Universe. Exploring Calypso ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Colonizing Calypso ; Social implications -- 6. Star Trek Online. Memory Alpha ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Episodes ; Social bugs -- 7. EVE Online. Republic versus Empire ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Technology of the EVE galaxy ; Social life between the stars -- 8. Star Wars Galaxies. A galaxy far, far away ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Division of labor ; The future of religion -- 9. World of Warcraft: Burning Crusade. Two new races ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Alchemy and engineering in Outland ; The social environment -- 10. The Chronicles of Riddick. A dark world ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; Science and technology in the new media ; Society of darkness -- 11. The Skylark and the Shuttle. Optimism versus pessimism ; Scientific and philosophical basis ; The future of virtual worlds.
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| Subject
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Shared virtual environments.
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Computer games-- Social aspects.
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