Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Users exploring the world with their avatars in Second Life. A virtual world (also called a virtual space or spaces) is a computer-simulated environment [1] which may be populated by many simultaneous users who can create a personal avatar [2] and independently explore the virtual world, participate in its activities, and communicate with others.
Avatars socialising in the virtual world Second Life. The metaverse is a loosely defined term referring to virtual worlds in which users represented by avatars interact, [1] usually in 3D and focused on social and economic connection. [2] [3] [4] [5]
Many science fiction books and films have imagined characters being "trapped in virtual reality" or entering into virtual reality. Laurence Manning's 1933 series of short stories, "The Man Who Awoke"—later a novel—describes a time when people ask to be connected to a machine that replaces all their senses with electrical impulses and, thus, live a virtual life chosen by them (à la The ...
An avatar in the virtual world Second Life User-generated content in the virtual world Second Life. Second Life has an internal economy and closed-loop virtual token called the "Linden dollar (L$)". L$ can be used to buy, sell, rent or trade land or goods and services with other users.
Otherland is a science fiction tetralogy by American writer Tad Williams, published between 1996 and 2001.The story is set on Earth near the end of the 21st century, probably between 2082 and 2089, in a world where technology has advanced somewhat beyond the present.
Epic takes place on a world named New Earth and follows the life of a boy named Erik Haraldson and his involvement in a game called Epic. Epic is a virtual game which echoes World of Warcraft and EverQuest, although interaction with this game directly affects income, social standing, and the careers of the people who play. Because of this ...
Download QR code; Print/export Download as PDF; Printable version; ... Pages in category "Virtual avatars" The following 19 pages are in this category, out of 19 total.
Warm Showers (free accommodation worldwide through hospitality exchange for bicycle travelers) Meetup (an online service designed to facilitate real-world meetings of people involved in various virtual communities) Meetro (local focused communities) StumbleUpon (web surfing) Woozworld (virtual gaming community for youth) YTMND (Picture, Sound ...