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LEADER: 01890cam a2200349 a 4500
001 2007002794
003 DLC
005 20090508121339.0
008 070123s2007 maua b 000 0 eng
010 $a 2007002794
015 $aGBA749044$2bnb
016 7 $a013778447$2Uk
020 $a9780262122948 (hardcover : alk. paper)
020 $a0262122944 (hardcover : alk. paper)
035 $a(OCoLC)ocm83607909
035 $a(OCoLC)83607909
040 $aDLC$cDLC$dBAKER$dBTCTA$dUKM$dJED$dC#P$dYDXCP$dYBM$dDLC
050 00 $aGV1469.25.S425$bL83 2007
082 00 $a794.8$222
100 1 $aLudlow, Peter,$d1957-
245 14 $aThe Second Life Herald :$bthe virtual tabloid that witnessed the dawn of the metaverse /$cPeter Ludlow and Mark Wallace.
260 $aCambridge, Mass. :$bThe MIT Press,$cc2007.
300 $axvi, 295 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [277]-295).
505 0 $aThe death of Urizenus -- Inside the virtual world -- Slinging bolts at the robot factory -- A day in the life of a techno-pagan newsroom -- Dollars and cyberspace -- The case of the broken jaw -- Crossing the line: scamming, griefing, and real-world crime -- Down the rabbit hole -- "Cyber me, baby!": sex, love, and software in the virtual world -- Murdered! -- Behind the pixel curtain -- Taking it to the virtual streets -- Into the code: exploits, mods, and hacks -- The resurrection of Urizenus Sklar -- The power of the virtual press -- Ruling the metaverse -- The day the grid disappeared -- The metaverse is born.
650 0 $aSecond Life (Game)
650 0 $aAvatars (Computer graphics)
650 0 $aTabloid newspapers$vFiction$xComputer programs.
650 0 $aShared virtual environments.
650 0 $aInternet.
700 1 $aWallace, M.$q(Mark),$d1955-
856 41 $3Table of contents only$uhttp://www.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0710/2007002794.html