{"product_id":"exodus-to-the-virtual-world-how-online-fun-is-changing-reality-paperback","title":"Exodus to the Virtual World: How Online Fun Is Changing Reality - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Castronova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtual 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 \u003ci\u003eWorld of Warcraft \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eSecond Life\u003c\/i\u003e), 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 \u003ci\u003efun\u003c\/i\u003e. Given the choice between a fantasy world and the real world, how many of us would choose reality? \u003ci\u003eExodus to the Virtual World\u003c\/i\u003e 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Castronova \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games, \u003c\/i\u003e he has been featured in such media as \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Telecommunications at Indiana University. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454435016882,"sku":"9780230607859","price":21.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/08bLGhbrHt9780230607859.webp?v=1783067827","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/exodus-to-the-virtual-world-how-online-fun-is-changing-reality-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}