overview

spaces

cultures

markets

regulation














related
Guides:

interactive
publishing

Networks
& the GII

Censorship





related
Profile:

social
spaces

Cybercafes

     overview

This note considers virtual worlds: online social spaces that range from early text-based MUDs and MOOs to contemporary graphics-based games with simulated economies that increasingly impinge on offline markets.

It covers -

• this overview
• spaces
• cultures
• markets
• regulation

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