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Synthetic Worlds
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Author : Edward Castronova
language : en
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Release Date : 2005-11-13
Synthetic Worlds written by Edward Castronova and has been published by University of Chicago Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-11-13 with Business & Economics categories.
With more than five million active players worldwide, online games have become too big to ignore.
Synthetic Worlds
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Author : Esther Leslie
language : en
Publisher: Reaktion Books
Release Date : 2006-01-16
Synthetic Worlds written by Esther Leslie and has been published by Reaktion Books this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2006-01-16 with Science categories.
This revealing study considers the remarkable alliance between chemistry and art from the late eighteenth century to the period immediately following the Second World War. Synthetic Worlds offers fascinating new insights into the place of the material object and the significance of the natural, the organic, and the inorganic in Western aesthetics. Esther Leslie considers how radical innovations in chemistry confounded earlier alchemical and Romantic philosophies of science and nature while profoundly influencing the theories that developed in their wake. She also explores how advances in chemical engineering provided visual artists with new colors, surfaces, coatings, and textures, thus dramatically recasting the way painters approached their work. Ranging from Goethe to Hegel, Blake to the Bauhaus, Synthetic Worlds ultimately considers the astonishing affinities between chemistry and aesthetics more generally. As in science, progress in the arts is always assured, because the impulse to discover is as immutable and timeless as the drive to create.
Synthetic Worlds
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Author : Andreas Hebbel-Seeger
language : en
Publisher: Springer Science & Business Media
Release Date : 2013-08-13
Synthetic Worlds written by Andreas Hebbel-Seeger and has been published by Springer Science & Business Media this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-08-13 with Business & Economics categories.
Synthetic Worlds, Virtual Worlds, and Alternate Realities are all terms used to describe the phenomenon of computer-based, simulated environments in which users inhabit and interact via avatars. The best-known commercial applications are in the form of electronic gaming, and particularly in massively-multiplayer online role-playing games like World of Warcraft or Second Life. Less known, but possibly more important, is the rapid adoption of platforms in education and business, where Serious Games are being used for training purposes, and even Second Life is being used in many situations that formerly required travel. The editors of this book captures the state of research in the field intended to reflect the rapidly growing yet relatively young market in education and business. The general focus is set on the scientific community but integrates the practical applications for businesses, with papers on information systems, business models, and economics. In six parts, international authors – all experts in their field – discuss the current state-of-the-art of virtual worlds/alternate realities and how the field will develop over the next years. Chapters discuss the influences and impacts in and around virtual worlds. Part four is about education, with a focus on learning environments and experiences, pedagogical models, and the effects on the different roles in the educational sector. The book looks at business models and how companies can participate in virtual worlds while receiving a return on investment, and includes cases and scenarios of integration, from design, implementation to application.
Working Through Synthetic Worlds
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Author : Dr C A P Smith
language : en
Publisher: Ashgate Publishing, Ltd.
Release Date : 2012-10-01
Working Through Synthetic Worlds written by Dr C A P Smith and has been published by Ashgate Publishing, Ltd. this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-10-01 with Psychology categories.
Virtual environments (VE) are human-computer interfaces in which the computer creates a sensory-immersing environment that interactively responds to and is controlled by the behaviour of the user. Since these technologies will continue to become more reliable, more resolute and more affordable, it's important to consider the advantages that VEs may offer to support business processes. The term 'synthetic world' refers to a subset of VEs, having a large virtual landscape and a set of rules that govern the interactions among participants. Currently, the primary motivators for participation in these synthetic worlds appear to be fun and novelty. As the novelty wears off, synthetic worlds will need to demonstrate a favourable value proposition if they are to survive. In particular, non-game-oriented worlds will need to facilitate business processes to a degree that exceeds their substantial costs for development and maintenance. Working Through Synthetic Worlds explores a variety of different tasks that might benefit by being performed within a synthetic world. The editors use a distinctive format for the book, consisting of a set of chapters composed of three parts: • a story or vignette that describes work conducted within a synthetic world based loosely on the question, 'what will work be like in the year 2025?', founded on the expert authors' expectations of plausible future technologies • a scholarly review of the technologies described by the stories and the current theories related to those technologies • a prescription for future research required to bridge the current state-of-the-art with the notional worlds described in the stories. The book will appeal to undergraduate and graduate students, professors, scientists and engineers, managers in high-tech industries and software developers.
Simulating Future Worlds
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Author : Colin Clipson
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1988
Simulating Future Worlds written by Colin Clipson and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1988 with Adaptation (Biology) categories.
Virtual Currencies In Online Gaming
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Author : Verena Kern
language : en
Publisher: GRIN Verlag
Release Date : 2013-09-11
Virtual Currencies In Online Gaming written by Verena Kern and has been published by GRIN Verlag this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2013-09-11 with Language Arts & Disciplines categories.
Master's Thesis from the year 2013 in the subject Communications - Journalism, Journalism Professions, grade: 1,0, Vrije University Brussel, language: English, abstract: This master thesis approaches the field of virtual currencies in online gaming. It pursues the overall question if it is possible, to establish a universal, virtual currency in the online gaming environment. It aims on showing how virtual currencies in their particular fields work, what the different mechanisms imply and who the stakeholders are. In order to give a comprehensive insight on the topic, framework issues such as clarification of terms in the field of virtual currencies in online gaming will be given. Furthermore, processes, consequences and legal aspects are provided. The core of the thesis contains the analysis of four case studies, covering a representative range of virtual currencies in four different areas of online gaming. The analysis contains a massive multiplayer online role playing game, a gaming application for smart phones, a social network with a gaming section and a virtual marketplace featuring browser games. With the help of a business modeling matrix and a platform typology the cases are analysed on parameters such as e.g. functional and financial architecture. The results, put together in a comparative overview, help to point out particular potentials, chances and risks of virtual currencies in online gaming.
Virtual Worlds
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2000
Virtual Worlds written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with Artificial intelligence categories.
The Economist
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The Economist written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Economic history categories.
The College
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 2005
The College written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with categories.
Computers And Automation
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1972
Computers And Automation written by and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1972 with Automation categories.
June issues, 1955- contain Computer directory, 1955-