Virtual Worlds and Criminality

By: Dieter Hermann and Kai Cornelius, LL.M.

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Synopsis: The fusion between virtuality and reality has created a new quality of experience establishing metaverses and virtual worlds. Second Life, Twinity, Entropia Universe or Fregger have experienced rapid growth in recent years and show no signs of slowing down. Not only have countless companies discovered these "virtureal worlds" as marketplaces, but so have fraudsters and other criminals. In this book, European experts from different academic disciplines show how to meet the new challenges arising from virtual worlds. They discuss the reasons for and the impacts of these new forms of criminality as well as the necessity and means of combating them. Moreover, other fundamental issues are examined, such as the addictive potential of virtual-world use, media violence, and conflict resolution problems arising in the context of virtual worlds.

Book Quality:: Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:: 9783642208232
Related ISBNs:: 9783642208225
Publisher:: Springer Berlin Heidelberg
Date of Addition:: 09/02/16
Copyrighted By:: Springer
Adult content:: No
Language:: English
Has Image Descriptions:: No
Categories:: Nonfiction, Psychology, Social Studies, Language Arts, Law, Legal Issues and Ethics, Communication
Submitted By:: Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:: This is a copyrighted book.