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" Reinventing ourselves : "
Anna Peachey, Mark Childs, editors.
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BL
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699231
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b521420
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| Title & Author
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Reinventing ourselves : : contemporary concepts of identity in virtual worlds /\ Anna Peachey, Mark Childs, editors.
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| Publication Statement
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London :: Springer,, 2011.
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Immersive environments series,
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1 online resource (xiv, 328 pages).
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0857293613 (electronic bk.)
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: 9780857293619 (electronic bk.)
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9780857293602
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Includes bibliographical references and index
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| Abstract
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This proposed book explores the theme of identity, specifically as applied to its role and development in virtual worlds. Following the introduction, it is divided into four sections: identities, avatars and the relationship between them; factors that support the development of identity in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across different environments; and, creating an online identity for a physical world purpose
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Online identities.
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Shared virtual environments-- Social aspects.
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Computer science.
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006.8
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HM851.R45 2011eb
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Childs, Mark,1963-
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Peachey, Anna.
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Ohio Library and Information Network.
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