Meeting in the Ether: A Brief History of Virtual Worlds as a Medium for User-Created Events

Abstract Virtual worlds, shared graphical spaces on the Internet, are an exciting new medium of human presence for the twenty-first century. This article explores the origins, evolution, and future of the virtual world medium from their humble beginnings in multi-player games to their use in educati...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bruce Damer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Intellect 2008-06-01
Series:Artifact
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Online Access:https://intellectdiscover.com/content/journals/10.1080/17493460903020877/art.2.2.94_1