The Virtual Worlds Handbook: How to Use Second Life(r) and Other 3D Virtual Environments: How to Use Second Life(r) and Other 3D Virtual Environments (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780763777470)

Step into the world of virtual reality with your newly created avatar and begin to experience the tools that make this world interactive! During their infancy stage, virtual environments were largely based upon the gaming community and over time have been adapted to meet the growing number of users and educators. The Virtual Worlds Handbook, with CD-ROM, provides a user-friendly approach that will help trainers and educators create an effective and interactive environment within the Second Life virtual world. This book was written to help the novice user tackle the natural learning curve while providing the experienced user with tips, tools, and tricks to help any educator or trainer meet their professional goals faster. The opportunities using virtual reality are limitless and provide online students with a unique opportunity to connect both physically and educationally to one another, to faculty, to university, and to a worldwide market.

Author: Elizabeth Hodge, Sharon Collins, Tracy Giordano
ISBN-10: 0763777471
ISBN-13: 9780763777470
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Publishers
Language: English
Published: 12/01/2009
Pages: 340
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.60lbs
Size: 9.00h x 7.30w x 1.00d

Review Citation(s):
Choice 08/01/2010
Reference and Research Bk News 05/01/2010 pg. 198