00000cmm a22000004a 4500 UP-99796217611578373 Buklod 20230215111942.0 m o j cr |n |||auu|a 110815s2011 xx u | eng d 9783642208232 (eBook) 3642208231 (eBook) (iLib)UPD-00243207263 DLC DML eng DMLUC HV 6773 V57 2011eb Virtual worlds and criminality [electronic resource] Kai Cornelius, Dieter Hermann, editors. Berlin, Heidelberg Springer 2011. 1 online resource (ix, 124 p.) ill. IP-based subscription, access limited to within on-campus computer network. Access via Electronic Resources of the UPD University Library Website. The fusion between virtuality and reality has created a new quality of experience establishing metaverses and virtual worlds. Second Life, Twinity, Entropia Universe or Fregger have experienced rapid growth in recent years and show no signs of slowing down. Not only have countless companies discovered these 'virtureal worlds' as marketplaces, but so have fraudsters and other criminals. In this book, European experts from different academic disciplines show how to meet the new challenges arising from virtual worlds. They discuss the reasons for and the impacts of these new forms of criminality as well as the necessity and means of combating them. Moreover, other fundamental issues are examined, such as the addictive potential of virtual-world use, media violence, and conflict resolution problems arising in the context of virtual worlds. Electronic reproduction. New York Springerlink c2011. Available via World Wide Web through SpringerLink. Computer crimes Congresses. Shared virtual environments Social aspects Congresses. Shared virtual environments Psychological aspects Congresses. Electronic books. Cornelius, Kai. Hermann, Dieter. SpringerLink (Online Service). Electronic Resource Available for the University of the Philippines Diliman via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access http://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-642-20823-2 FO Monograph UPD DMLR Electronic Resource