Making Virtual Worlds Linden Lab and Second Life

The past decade has seen phenomenal growth in the development and use of virtual worlds. In one of the most notable, Second Life, millions of people have created online avatars in order to play games, take classes, socialize, and conduct business transactions. Second Life offers a gathering point an...

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Main Author: Malaby, Thomas M.
Format: eBook Book
Language:English
Published: Ithaca Cornell University Press 2009
Edition:1
Subjects:
ANTHROPOLOGY
Business anthropology
Business anthropology > California > San Francisco > Case studies
California
Case studies
Computer games
Computer games > Design > Social aspects > Case studies
Corporate culture
Corporate culture > California > San Francisco > Case studies
Cultural
CULTURAL STUDIES
Design
Digital technology
Enterprises
Ethnography
Games
Internet
Linden Lab (Firm)
San Francisco
Second Life
Second Life (Game)
Second Life (Game) > Social aspects
Shared virtual environments
Shared virtual environments > Case studies
Social aspects
SOCIAL SCIENCE
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
SOCIAL WORK
Sociology of organizations
U.S.A
Video games
Virtual reality
CULTURAL STUDIES
ANTHROPOLOGY
SOCIAL WORK
ISBN:0801447461, 9780801447464, 9780801458996, 0801458994, 9780801457753, 0801457750
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Table of Contents:
  • Front Matter Table of Contents ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: 1_: THE PRODUCT: 2_: TOOLS OF THE GODS 3_: KNOWING THE GAMER FROM THE GAME 4_: THE BIRTH OF THE COOL 5_: PRECARIOUS AUTHORITY APPENDIX A: APPENDIX B: NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Cover Title Page, Copyright CONTENTS ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION: A DEVELOPER’S-EYE VIEW 1. THE PRODUCT 2. TOOLS OF THE GODS 3. KNOWING THE GAMER FROM THE GAME 4. THE BIRTH OF THE COOL 5. PRECARIOUS AUTHORITY APPENDIX A. THE TAO OF LINDEN APPENDIX B. THE MISSION OF LINDEN LAB NOTES BIBLIOGRAPHY INDEX
  • Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: A Developer's-Eye View -- 1. The Product: Second Life, Capital, and the Possibility of Failure in a Virtual World -- 2. Tools of the Gods -- 3. Knowing the Gamer from the Game -- 4. The Birth of the Cool -- 5. Precarious Authority -- Appendix A: The Tao of Linden -- Appendix B: The Mission of Linden Lab -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index
  • Acknowledgments --
  • Contents --
  • 2. Tools of the Gods --
  • Appendix A: The Tao of Linden --
  • Index
  • 4. The Birth of the Cool --
  • Appendix B: The Mission of Linden Lab --
  • Frontmatter --
  • 5. Precarious Authority --
  • Notes --
  • Bibliography --
  • Introduction: A Developer’s-Eye View --
  • 3. Knowing the Gamer from the Game --
  • 1. The Product: Second Life, Capital, and the Possibility of Failure in a Virtual World --