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Nanoconvergence
Pearson Education 2007; US$ 29.99In Nanoconvergence , William Sims Bainbridge tours the future of science and technology in plain, nontechnical English. Bainbridge draws on an extraordinary breadth and depth of knowledge, based on his unique role at the epicenter of the nanoconvergence revolution. He successfully integrates insights from far-reaching scientific fields into a... more...
The Berkshire Encyclopedia of Human Computer Interaction
Berkshire Publishing 2004; US$ 354.00"This rich two-volume reference," says SciTech Books News (December 2004), "presents the history and current state of research for a broad range of topics. Written by experts in the field...the content is directed toward educated general readers and will be useful to undergraduate students." more...
Online Worlds
Springer 2009; US$ 69.99Virtual worlds are persistent online computer-generated environments where people can interact, whether for work or play, in a manner comparable to the real world. The most popular current example is World of Warcraft, a massively multiplayer online game with eleven million subscribers. However, other virtual worlds, notably Second Life, are not games... more...
The Virtual Future
Springer 2011; US$ 79.99The newest communication technologies are profoundly changing the world's politics, economies, and cultures, but the specific implications of online gameworlds remain mysterious. The Virtual Future employs theories and methods from social science to explore nine very different virtual futures: The Matrix Online, Tabula Rasa, Anarchy Online, Entropia... more...
Online Multiplayer Games
Morgan & Claypool Publishers 2009; US$ 30.00This lecture introduces fundamental principles of online multiplayer games, primarily massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), suitable for students and faculty interested both in designing games and in doing research on them. The general focus is human-centered computing, which includes many human-computer interaction issues and... more...
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 46.95Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite the fact that ordinary citizens assume religion deters deviant behavior, there has been little systematic scientific research on these crucial questions. This book is the... more...
Managing nano-bio-info-cogno innovations
Springer 2006; US$ 129.99Provides a review of technical developments related to the unification that is taking place among nanotechnology, biotechnology, information technology, and cognitive science (NBIC). This book assesses potential for revolutionary applications of these developments and their likely impact in improving the human condition. more...
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