相關商品
商品簡介
作者簡介
目次
商品簡介
Thanks to the Internet, it has never been so easy to become the person of your wildest dreams. Immersive 3D worlds such as Second Life and THERE.com provide an escape route from the ordinary, into a virtual world where you have the power to mould your life in any way you please. Forget about walking, wheelchair users can fly. Pensioners wipe away the pains of age, discovering youthful exuberance and making young friends once more. No wonder it has become harder than ever to honestly answer the question: who am I?
In Being Virtual, Davey Winder looks at how an increasing number of us are living part-real, part-virtual lives, and how it affects who we are. He looks at the opportunities and dangers that a virtual identity offers us, how we juggle our real and online lives, and what happens when one spills over into the other… He uses his own personal experiences to bring the issues to life, and backs them up with the real-life stories of others and testimony from the experts. Along the way, he looks at some fascinating questions such as:
Are you a virtual liar?
What happens when our virtual and real worlds collide?
Why will you talk to anyone online, but nobody on the train to work?
Why do so many middle-aged men transform into teenage girls online?
Is it possible to have any secrets in such a connected world?
Being Virtual gives a glimpse into the future of human identity, and is a must-read for anyone who uses the Internet to enhance - or escape from - their 'ordinary' life.
About the author
Davey Winder has been a freelance journalist for 16 years, and is Contributing Editor of the best-selling IT magazine, PC Pro. He has picked up many awards including Technology Journalist of the Year and IT Security Journalist of the Year. A founder member of the Internet Society of England and author of more than 20 books, his blog can be found at:
http://happygeeknewmedia.blogspot.com/
In Being Virtual, Davey Winder looks at how an increasing number of us are living part-real, part-virtual lives, and how it affects who we are. He looks at the opportunities and dangers that a virtual identity offers us, how we juggle our real and online lives, and what happens when one spills over into the other… He uses his own personal experiences to bring the issues to life, and backs them up with the real-life stories of others and testimony from the experts. Along the way, he looks at some fascinating questions such as:
Are you a virtual liar?
What happens when our virtual and real worlds collide?
Why will you talk to anyone online, but nobody on the train to work?
Why do so many middle-aged men transform into teenage girls online?
Is it possible to have any secrets in such a connected world?
Being Virtual gives a glimpse into the future of human identity, and is a must-read for anyone who uses the Internet to enhance - or escape from - their 'ordinary' life.
About the author
Davey Winder has been a freelance journalist for 16 years, and is Contributing Editor of the best-selling IT magazine, PC Pro. He has picked up many awards including Technology Journalist of the Year and IT Security Journalist of the Year. A founder member of the Internet Society of England and author of more than 20 books, his blog can be found at:
http://happygeeknewmedia.blogspot.com/
作者簡介
Davey Winder has been a freelance journalist for 16 years, and is Contributing Editor of the best-selling IT magazine, PC Pro. He's picked up many awards including Technology Journalist of the Year and IT Security Journalist of the Year. Davey is a founder member of the Internet Society of England and author of more than 20 books. His blog can be found at:
www.happygeek.com
www.happygeek.com
目次
Preface: New Beginnings.
Section I: Identity Crisis.
1. Online Tribes.
2. Growing UP Online.
3. Enabling Technologies.
4. With This Click, I Thee Wed.
5. Gender Bending.
6. Age Matters.
Section II: Being There.
7. Virtual Worlds, Real Lives.
8. Social Networks and Second Lives.
Section III: Game Over.
9. Addicted to Murder.
10. Rape of an Avatar.
11. The Taboo Busters.
12. Age Play.
Section IV: Logging Off.
13. The Google Effect.
14. Oh My God, They Stole Kenny!
Section V: So Who Are We Online?
15. The Collaborative You.
Index.
Section I: Identity Crisis.
1. Online Tribes.
2. Growing UP Online.
3. Enabling Technologies.
4. With This Click, I Thee Wed.
5. Gender Bending.
6. Age Matters.
Section II: Being There.
7. Virtual Worlds, Real Lives.
8. Social Networks and Second Lives.
Section III: Game Over.
9. Addicted to Murder.
10. Rape of an Avatar.
11. The Taboo Busters.
12. Age Play.
Section IV: Logging Off.
13. The Google Effect.
14. Oh My God, They Stole Kenny!
Section V: So Who Are We Online?
15. The Collaborative You.
Index.
您曾經瀏覽過的商品
購物須知
外文書商品之書封，為出版社提供之樣本。實際出貨商品，以出版社所提供之現有版本為主。部份書籍，因出版社供應狀況特殊，匯率將依實際狀況做調整。
無庫存之商品，在您完成訂單程序之後，將以空運的方式為你下單調貨。為了縮短等待的時間，建議您將外文書與其他商品分開下單，以獲得最快的取貨速度，平均調貨時間為1~2個月。
為了保護您的權益，「三民網路書店」提供會員七日商品鑑賞期(收到商品為起始日)。
若要辦理退貨，請在商品鑑賞期內寄回，且商品必須是全新狀態與完整包裝(商品、附件、發票、隨貨贈品等)否則恕不接受退貨。