Skip to Content
I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life
book

I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life

by Mark Stephen Meadows
December 2007
Beginner
144 pages
4h 22m
English
New Riders
Content preview from I, Avatar: The Culture and Consequences of Having a Second Life

Chapter . The Strange Migration

 

“FOLLOWING THE LIGHT OF THE SUN, WE LEFT THE OLD WORLD.”

 
 --CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS “ISLES OF THE BLESSED

A strange migration is occurring, and it deserves to be documented.

The migration is headed into a kind of “Wild West,” a “new world,” one marked by massive automation, promises of wealth, rampant lawlessness, rumors of ruination, emerging cults, political upheaval, moral lasciviousness, and questions about what impact these things will create in the coming years. The migration verges on a stampede. Its destination is a strange land where settlers from all over the world dress in outlandish costumes. The linguistic landscape is composed of English, but 34 percent of the inhabitants are European, with a growing ...

Become an O’Reilly member and get unlimited access to this title plus top books and audiobooks from O’Reilly and nearly 200 top publishers, thousands of courses curated by job role, 150+ live events each month,
and much more.

Read now

Unlock full access

More than 5,000 organizations count on O’Reilly

AirBnbBlueOriginElectronic ArtsHomeDepotNasdaqRakutenTata Consultancy Services

QuotationMarkO’Reilly covers everything we've got, with content to help us build a world-class technology community, upgrade the capabilities and competencies of our teams, and improve overall team performance as well as their engagement.
Julian F.
Head of Cybersecurity
QuotationMarkI wanted to learn C and C++, but it didn't click for me until I picked up an O'Reilly book. When I went on the O’Reilly platform, I was astonished to find all the books there, plus live events and sandboxes so you could play around with the technology.
Addison B.
Field Engineer
QuotationMarkI’ve been on the O’Reilly platform for more than eight years. I use a couple of learning platforms, but I'm on O'Reilly more than anybody else. When you're there, you start learning. I'm never disappointed.
Amir M.
Data Platform Tech Lead
QuotationMarkI'm always learning. So when I got on to O'Reilly, I was like a kid in a candy store. There are playlists. There are answers. There's on-demand training. It's worth its weight in gold, in terms of what it allows me to do.
Mark W.
Embedded Software Engineer

You might also like

Making Your Mark in Second Life: Business, Land, and Money

Making Your Mark in Second Life: Business, Land, and Money

Taran Rampersad
Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World

Second Life: A Guide to Your Virtual World

Brian A. White - a.k.a Ansel Gasparini
The Human Factor in AI-Based Decision-Making

The Human Factor in AI-Based Decision-Making

Philip Meissner, Christoph Keding
Animated Life

Animated Life

Floyd Norman

Publisher Resources

ISBN: 9780321550231Purchase book