Information dynamics in virtual worlds : gaming and beyond / Woody Evans.

Presents a broad examination of the nature of virtual worlds and the potential they provide in managing and expressing information practices through that medium, grounding information professionals and students of new media in the fundamental elements of virtual worlds and online gaming. The book de...

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Online Access: Full Text (via O'Reilly/Safari)
Main Author: Evans, Woody
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Chandos Publishing ; Woodhead Publishing Limited : Oxford [England] : Cambridge [England], 2011.
Series:Chandos information professional series.
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