• Title: Designing Adaptive Virtual Worlds
• Author(s) Ning Gu and Mary Lou Maher
• Publisher: De Gruyter Open Poland; 1st edition; eBook (Creative Commons Licensed)
• License(s): Creative Commons License (CC)
• Hardcover/Paperback: 144 pages
• eBook: PDF and ePub
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 3110367653
• ISBN-13: 978-3110367652
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Book Description

This book takes the design of places for education, entertainment, online communities, business, and cultural activities in 3D Virtual World to a new level. The place metaphor provides a rich source of styles and examples for designing in 3D virtual worlds.

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