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000298183 1001_ $$aCastronova, Edward.
000298183 24510 $$aSynthetic worlds :$$bthe business and culture of online games /$$cEdward Castronova.
000298183 260__ $$aChicago :$$bUniversity of Chicago Press,$$c2005.
000298183 300__ $$axi, 332 p. ;$$c24 cm.
000298183 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [311]-317) and index.
000298183 5050_ $$aIntroduction: the changing meaning of play -- Part I: The synthetic world: a tour. Daily life on a synthetic earth -- The user -- The mechanics of world-making -- Emergent culture: institutions within synthetic reality -- The business of world-making -- Part II: When boundaries fade. The almost-magic circle -- Free commerce -- The economics of fun: behavior and design -- Governance -- Topographies of terror -- Toxic immersion and internal security -- Part III: Threats and opportunities. Implications and policies -- Into the age of wonder -- Appendix: a digression on virtual reality.
000298183 650_0 $$aInternet games$$xSocial aspects.
000298183 650_0 $$aInternet games$$xEconomic aspects.
000298183 85200 $$bgen$$hGV1469.15$$i.C43$$i2005
000298183 85641 $$3Table of contents$$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip059/2005007796.html
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