Handbook on 3D3C platforms : applications and tools for three dimensional systems for community, creation and commerce /: applications and tools for three dimensional systems for community, creation and commerce. (2016)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Yesha Sivan.
• Editors: Sivan, Yesha Y
• Contents: Foreword: Letś Design a Place to Impact the World; Preface: 3D3C Platforms: Letś Shape the Future; The 3D3C Factors: The Case of Facebook Paying US2bn for Oculus Rift; Motivation: Preparing for a Long-Term Paradigm Shift; About This book; Acknowledgments; Contents; About the Authors; Introduction to 3D3C; 1 A Formal Definition: 3D + Community, Creation and Commerce; Typical Platforms via the 3D3C Prism; 2 Visions for 3D3C Applications; 3 MVL Island: An idiosyncratic Showcase to One Kind of a 3D3C Platform; 1. Overview; 2. Conference Room; 3. Students Labs; 4. Martial Art House. 5. Metaverse1 House6. Tiki House; 7. JVWR House; 8. Amnonś Ship; 9. Nature Forces (Weather and Volcano); 10. The Tree House Office; 11. The Fun Cave; 12. Lots of Other Things; 4 Time to Impact the Future; References; Part I: Tools; The Raise of the Robots in Virtual Worlds: A Comparison and a Framework for Investigating Bots in Social Networks Sites and MM ... ; 1 Introduction and Goal of this Chapter; Definitions of SNSs and MMOGs; 2 Methods and Concepts: The Comparative Framework for Studying Bots in VWs; 3 First Dimension: Automation and Bots; Deskilling and Bots in MMOGs. 4 Second Dimension: Bots in VWs Documents and the Boundaries of Automation5 Third Dimension: Policing in VWs; 6 Fourth Dimension: Deception and Bots; 7 Discussion and Conclusion: The Raise of Robots in VWs and Next Research Steps; References; United States Taxation of Virtual World Economies: A Review of the Current Status; 1 Methodology; 2 Taxation of Virtual World Economies; 3 Current State of Virtual Economies; 4 Taxation of Virtual Worlds; 4.1 Taxing RMTs; 4.2 Game Worlds Versus Unscripted Worlds; 4.3 Virtual World Operators; 5 Existing U.S. Tax Laws; 6 Conclusion; References. Virtual Worlds Supporting Collaborative Creativity1 Introduction; 2 Virtual Worlds Fostering Team Creativity; 3 Virtual Worlds ́Creative Affordances; 3.1 Avatars; 3.2 Co-presence; 3.3 Immersion; 3.4 Simulation Capabilities; 3.5 Dynamically Changing Frame of Reference; 3.6 Multimodal Communication; 3.7 Rich Visual Information; 4 Discussion: Affordances Supporting Collaborative Creativity; References; Virtual Currencies, Micropayments and Monetary Policy: Where Are We Coming From and Where Does the Industry Stand?; 1 Introduction; 1.1 Methodology; 2 Review of the Previous Literature. 2.1 Private Currencies2.2 Virtual Worlds and Virtual Currencies; 2.3 The Trust in Fiat Money; 2.4 Models of Electronic and Private Money; 2.5 Two-Sided Markets; 2.6 Monetary Economies and Payment Systems; 2.7 The Suffolk Banking System; 2.8 Theoretical Models of Private Money; 2.9 Payments Systems and Electronic Money; 3 The Industry of Micropayment Services; 3.1 Recent Evolution of the Micropayments Industry; 3.2 The Transaction Grabbers; 3.3 Virtual Currencies; 3.4 Benefits and Disadvantages of Virtual Currencies; 3.4.1 Advantages and Benefits of Virtual Currencies.
• Publisher Details: Cham : Springer
• Publication Date: 2016
• Extent: 1 online resource, color illustrations
• Subjects: 303.4833; Business; Virtual reality -- Social aspects; Virtual reality -- Economic aspects; Virtual reality; Electronic commerce; SOCIAL SCIENCE -- General; Electronic commerce; Virtual reality; Virtual reality -- Social aspects; Business and Management; IT in Business; Innovation/Technology Management; Information Systems Applications (incl. Internet); Multimedia Information Systems; Health Informatics; Business & Economics -- Production & Operations Management; Computers -- Information Technology; Computers -- Interactive & Multimedia; Medical -- General; Research & development management; Information retrieval; Graphical & digital media applications; Medical equipment & techniques; Management science; Information technology; Management; Multimedia systems; Medical records -- Data processing; Business & Economics -- Information Management; Business mathematics & systems; Electronic books
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9783319220413; 3319220411
• Related ISBNs: 9783319220406; 3319220403
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references.; Note: Online resource; title from PDF title page (EBSCO, viewed November 10, 2015).
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