Avatars! Exploring and Building Virtual Worlds on the Internet

By Bruce Damer

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Front of the Book

Table of Contents

Bonus Visions of Avatar Cyberspace: The Internet in 2001, Way Beyond the Web

Acknowledgements

Introduction Welcome to a New World

Sample Book Chapters

Note that chapters contain extra text and images and FAQs (Frequently Asked Questions sections)

Chapter 1 (TR): Grand Tour of Worlds

Chapter 2 (WC): WorldsChat Space Station First Stop in Digital Space

Chapter 3 (PA): The Palace Chat Cosmos

Chapter 4 (AW): AlphaWorld and Active Worlds Green Planet

Chapter 5 (WA): WorldsAway In this Dream You Can Fly

Chapter 6 (ON): Onlive Traveler Mystic Voyages Through Sound

Chapter 7 (VP): Virtual Places Grand Central Station of the Web Universe

Chapter 8 (CH): Black Sun Passport Through the Stargate

Chapter 9 (CC): Comic Chat Comic Colony

Chapter 10 (OZ): OZ Virtual Journey to the Dark Star

Chapter 11 (WW): Brave New Worlds

Chapter 12 (CG): Gaming Worlds Avatars at Play

Chapter 13 (BI): Life in Digital Space Bots, Biota and Virtual Pets

Chapter 14 (OW): Build your own World, design your own Avatar

Chapter 15 (WB): The Companion Website Enter the Avatar Teleport

Chapter 16 (CD): The Book CD-ROM Your Key to Avatar Cyberspace

Bibliography, Glossary and Appendices

Bibliography of Recommended Reading

Glossary of Terms

Appendix A: Projects, Groups, Events, Philosophers, News, and Predecessors in Avatar CyberSpace

Appendix B: General Questions and Answers

Quotations: List of Quotations

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Sign up for An Advanced Course at Avatar University

Reference the Extended Bibliography

Read about Applications of Virtual Worlds

See the Authors writings and interviews on virtual world topics

Peruse the Interior Color Section Image Gallery

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Map to the Book Files

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appendix

Appendices, Bibliography, Glossary

authorp

Interior Color Images and Pictures of the Author

chaw

AlphaWorld and Active Worlds Chapter

chbi

Life in Digital Space Chapter

chcc

Comic Chat Chapter

chcd

Book CD-ROM Chapter

chcg

Gaming Worlds Chapter

chch

Black Sun Passport Chapter

chon

Onlive Traveler Chapter

chow

Build Your Own World, Design Your Own Avatar Chapter

choz

OZ Virtual Chapter

chpa

The Palace Chapter

chtr

Grand Tour of Worlds

chtu

Advanced Course at Avatar University

chus

Bonus Section on Using Virtual Worlds

chvp

Virtual Places Chapter

chwa

WorldsAway Chapter

chwb

Companion Web Site Chapter

chwc

Worlds Chat Chapter

chww

Brave New Worlds Chapter

cover

Cover Art

intro

Introduction and Dedication, Preface, Acknowledgements and Table of Contents

papers

Some of the author's other writings and interviews on virtual world topics

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