Social Virtual Worlds and Their Places: A Geographer's Guide

by Merrill L. Johnson

Book Overview

This book provides a foundational look at social virtual worlds from the geographer's perspective. How can the geographer's craft be applied to social virtual worlds? This question is addressed through careful analysis of what social virtual worlds are, how interest in these worlds has waxed and waned during the twenty-first century, and the meaning of their concocted spaces. Examining one of the key features of the social virtual world, the avatar,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 9811686289
• ISBN13: 9789811686283
• Release Date: June 2023
• Publisher: Palgrave MacMillan
• Length: 322 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.8" x 8.3"