Exodus to the virtual world : how online fun is changing reality /

Main Author: Castronova, Edward
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, 2007.
Edition:1st ed.
Subjects:
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245 1 |a Exodus to the virtual world :  |b how online fun is changing reality /  |c Edward Castronova. 
250 1 |a 1st ed. 
260 1 |a New York, NY :  |b Palgrave Macmillan,  |c 2007. 
300 1 |a xix, 235 p. ;  |c 25 cm. 
504 1 |a Includes bibliographical references (p. 223-230) and index. 
505 1 |a 1. Dreams fashioned in silicon -- 2. Game societies -- 3. Worlds of the future -- 4. Migration -- 5. In search of an understanding of fun and games -- 6. A theory of fun -- 7. Virtual world design as public policy -- 8. The fun economy -- 9. The fun society -- 10. The fun revolution : ending the politics of misery. 
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650 1 |a Virtual reality  |x Social aspects. 
650 1 |a Fantasy games  |x Social aspects. 
650 1 |a Civilization, Modern  |x Forecasting.  |y 21st century 
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