Virtual Worlds And E Commerce

Author : Ciaramitaro, Barbara
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1616928107
Total Pages : 399 pages
Book Rating : 4.00/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtual Worlds and E-Commerce: Technologies and Applications for Building Customer Relationships written by Ciaramitaro, Barbara and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-08-31 with total page 399 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual Worlds and E-Commerce: Technologies and Applications for Building Customer Relationships presents various opinions, judgments, and ideas on how the use of digitally created worlds is changing the face of e-commerce and extending the use of internet technologies to create a more immersive experience for customers. Containing current research on various aspects of the use of virtual worlds, this book includes a discussion of the elements of virtual worlds; the evolution of e-commerce to virtual commerce (v-commerce); the convergence of online games and virtual worlds; current examples of virtual worlds in use by various businesses, the military, and educational institutions; the economics of virtual worlds: discussions on legal, security and technological issues facing virtual worlds; a review of some human factor issues in virtual worlds; and the future of virtual worlds and e-commerce.

Author : Barbara Ciaramitaro
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Download or read book Virtual Worlds and E-Commerce written by Barbara Ciaramitaro and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : William Sims Bainbridge
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 184882825X
Total Pages : 317 pages
Book Rating : 4.54/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Online Worlds: Convergence of the Real and the Virtual written by William Sims Bainbridge and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2009-12-08 with total page 317 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: William Sims Bainbridge Virtual worlds are persistent online computer-generated environments where people can interact, whether for work or play, in a manner comparable to the real world. The most prominent current example is World of Warcraft (Corneliussen and Rettberg 2008), a massively multiplayer online game with 11 million s- scribers. Some other virtual worlds, notably Second Life (Rymaszewski et al. 2007), are not games at all, but Internet-based collaboration contexts in which people can create virtual objects, simulated architecture, and working groups. Although interest in virtual worlds has been growing for at least a dozen years, only today it is possible to bring together an international team of highly acc- plished authors to examine them with both care and excitement, employing a range of theories and methodologies to discover the principles that are making virtual worlds increasingly popular and may in future establish them as a major sector of human-centered computing.

Author : Andrew Sparrow
Publisher : CRC Press
ISBN 13 : 131702611X
Total Pages : 264 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book The Law of Virtual Worlds and Internet Social Networks written by Andrew Sparrow and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 264 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual worlds are the latest manifestation of the internet's inexorable appetite for development. Organisations of all kinds are enthusiastically pursuing the commercial opportunities offered by the growth of this phenomenon. But if you believe that there are no laws which govern internet social networks and virtual worlds this book will persuade you otherwise. There is law, and a good deal of it. Why would there not be? As with many other aspects of the world wide web, this new medium is unregulated and offers many opportunities for companies to damage their reputation, run into a whole host of problems relating to intellectual property, trade marks and copyrights, and compromise the rights of individuals participating within the virtual environment. By reading The Law of Virtual Worlds and Internet Social Networks you will gain a good understanding of the legal issues which govern this expanding and fascinating world - are you ready for the leap from internet plaything to meaningful social and business tool? The Law of Virtual Worlds and Internet Social Networks is an essential reference for advertising and media agencies; television broadcast producers; academic institutions including university law, knowledge and information departments. In fact, it has been written for anyone interested in virtual worlds and social networks whether commercially because you want to explore the possibilities such environments present, or for academic curiosity.

Author : Fiona Czerniawska
Publisher : Purdue University Press
ISBN 13 : 9781557531940
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.43/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Business in a Virtual World written by Fiona Czerniawska and published by Purdue University Press. This book was released on 2001 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: On virtual management

Author : Adrian, Angela
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 1615207961
Total Pages : 238 pages
Book Rating : 4.61/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Law and Order in Virtual Worlds: Exploring Avatars, Their Ownership and Rights written by Adrian, Angela and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2010-05-31 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book examines the legal realities which are emerging from Massively Multiplayer Online Role-playing Games (MMORPGs) or virtual worlds that demonstrate many of the traits we associate with the Earth world: interpersonal relationships, economic transactions, and organic political institutions"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Edward Castronova
Publisher : St. Martin's Press
ISBN 13 : 9780230608610
Total Pages : 256 pages
Book Rating : 4.12/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Exodus to the Virtual World written by Edward Castronova and published by St. Martin's Press. This book was released on 2007-11-27 with total page 256 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Virtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, workers, retirees. Devoting dozens of hours each week to massively multiplayer virtual reality environments (like World of Warcraft and Second Life), these millions are the start of an exodus into the refuge of fantasy, where they experience life under a new social, political, and economic order built around fun. Given the choice between a fantasy world and the real world, how many of us would choose reality? Exodus to the Virtual World explains the growing migration into virtual reality, and how it will change the way we live--both in fantasy worlds and in the real one.

Author : Nelson Zagalo
Publisher : IGI Global
ISBN 13 : 9781609608545
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Virtual Worlds and Metaverse Platforms written by Nelson Zagalo and published by IGI Global. This book was released on 2012 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This book presents foundational research, models, case studies and research results that researchers and scholars can port to their own environments to evolve their own research processes and studies, covering scenarios of intellectual disciplines and technological endeavors in which metaverse platforms are currently being used and will be used"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Ned F. Kock
Publisher : IGI Global Snippet
ISBN 13 : 9781605666525
Total Pages : 1896 pages
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Download or read book E-collaboration written by Ned F. Kock and published by IGI Global Snippet. This book was released on 2009 with total page 1896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "This set addresses a range of e-collaboration topics through advanced research chapters authored by an international partnership of field experts"--Provided by publisher.

Author : Avnita LAKHANI
Publisher : City University of HK Press
ISBN 13 : 9629372290
Total Pages : 610 pages
Book Rating : 4.93/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Commercial Transactions in the Virtual World written by Avnita LAKHANI and published by City University of HK Press. This book was released on 2014-06-30 with total page 610 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing trend in virtual world commercial transactions. In order to protect people’s rights in the virtual world and keep pace with innovative trading demands, it is essential for us to understand the commercial implications of virtual world economies by evaluating the effectiveness of the existing laws, practices, and policies in business, technology, intellectual property and related fields. This book, in 11 sections, investigates the issues and opportunities associated with commercial transactions in the virtual world. In 29 detailed essays, this book analyses every facet of virtual world transactions, including the nature of virtual commercial transactions, virtual goods and services, transfer of virtual property, issues of negotiable instruments, remedies for buyers and sellers in the virtual world, consumer protection, dispute resolution and other related topics. Each of these sections both contributes to and advances the field of commercial law and related disciplines. This book is an excellent source of reference for students, practitioners, academics, policy makers, and researchers as well as anyone with an interest in the exciting developments of commercial law in cyberspace. This book is published by City University of Hong Kong Press. 香港城市大學出版社出版。