Bücher der Reihe Springer Series in Immersive Environments

As communication technologies profoundly alter our lives, many spend more time in virtual than physical reality. This book deploys social science theory to analyze 'virtual futures' as imagined by the inhabitants of online gameworlds such as Entropia Universe.

The proposed book explores the theme of identity, specifically as applied to its role and development in virtual worlds. factors that support the development of identity in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across different environments and creating an online identity for a physical world purpose.

The proposed book explores the theme of identity, specifically as applied to its role and development in virtual worlds. factors that support the development of identity in virtual worlds; managing multiple identities across different environments and creating an online identity for a physical world purpose.