Avatars at Work and Play: Collaboration and Interaction in Shared Virtual Environments

by Axelsson, Ann-Sofie

Book Overview

Avatars at Work and Play brings together contributions from leading social scientists and computer scientists who have conducted research on virtual environments used for collaboration and online gaming. They present a well-rounded and state-of-the-art overview of current applications of multi-user virtual environments, ranging from highly immersive virtual reality systems to internet-based virtual environments on personal computers...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9048169895
• ISBN13: 9789048169894
• Release Date: November 2010
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 0.92 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.2"