The advent of Information Technology (IT) and computers have created a new world in the cyberspace giving rise to …

[The] Internet phenomenon has ... created an immense conundrum in copyright circles. The problem, starkly stated, if …

We invited "residents" of a virtual world who vary in real-world age and occupation to play a trust game with stakes … comparable to "in world" wages. In different treatments, the lab wall was adorned with an emotively suggestive photograph, a … photographic and textual cues influenced the level of trust but not that of trustworthiness. -- Trust ; experiment ; internet …

In March 1999, a small number of Californians discovered a new world called "Norrath", populated by an exotic but … the United States. Perhaps the most interesting thing about the new world is its location. Norrath is a virtual world that … exists entirely on 40 computers in San Diego. Unlike many internet ventures, virtual worlds are making money - with annual …

inception in 1996; significantly, each world also seems to grow its own economy, with production, assets, and trade with Earth …, if they do grow, how will that affect real-world economies and governments? To shed light on the first question, the … suggests that the desire to live in a game world is deep-rooted and driven by game technology. The model reveals a certain …