{"product_id":"exodus-to-the-virtual-world-how-online-fun-is-changing-reality-paperback","title":"Exodus to the Virtual World: How Online Fun Is Changing Reality - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eEdward Castronova\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVirtual worlds have exploded out of online game culture and now capture the attention of millions of ordinary people: husbands, wives, fathers, mothers, workers, retirees. Devoting dozens of hours each week to massively multiplayer virtual reality environments (like World of Warcraft and Second Life), these millions are the start of an exodus into the refuge of fantasy, where they experience life under a new social, political, and economic order built around fun. Given the choice between a fantasy world and the real world, how many of us would choose reality? Exodus to the Virtual World explains the growing migration into virtual reality, and how it will change the way we live--both in fantasy worlds and in the real one.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eEdward Castronova \u003c\/b\u003eis the author of \u003ci\u003eSynthetic Worlds: The Business and Culture of Online Games, \u003c\/i\u003e he has been featured in such media as \u003ci\u003e60 Minutes\u003c\/i\u003e, NPR, and\u003ci\u003e The New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. He is Associate Professor and Director of Graduate Studies in Telecommunications at Indiana University. He lives in Bloomington, Indiana.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 256\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 11, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42101054898256,"sku":"9780230607859","price":27.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0592\/9540\/0016\/files\/Y3BsN04xSEdDV1FSQmpqMDV3MUd6dz09.webp?v=1772031624","url":"https:\/\/palm-malen-gift-shop-pmrc.myshopify.com\/products\/exodus-to-the-virtual-world-how-online-fun-is-changing-reality-paperback","provider":"Palm Malen Gift Shop -PMRC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}