Presentation from a talk given in Sao Paulo, Brazil

1. Definition and Taxonomy of Virtual Worlds Mark W. Bell Indiana University

3. Definition How we got here Current vision Future Taxonomy

5. Uma rede sincronizada e persistente de pessoas, representadas por avatares auxiliadas por computadores

11. Persistence: A VW can't be paused ; it exists whether you're logged in or not.

12. Multiuser: A world must be populated , or at least have the potential for population.

13. Avatars: Rather than an icon that represents a user, a virtual world allows us to create an agent that takes action , an avatar.

14. Wide Area Network: VWs are facilitated via wide area networks rather than local ones.

15. New Technologies Bring New Network Structures Facilitating New Connections between people

16. Sender Message Receiver Channel

17. Printing Press Reader Author Book Printer

18. Telegraph Operator Sender Telegraph Telegraph Operator Receiver

19. Telephone Sender Network Telephone Receiver Telephone

20. Telex Sender Network Telex Receiver Telex Receiver Telex Receiver Telex

21. Radio Sender Network Receiver Radio Receiver Radio Receiver Radio

22. Television Sender Network Receiver TV Receiver TV Receiver TV

23. Fax Sender Network Fax Receiver Fax

24. Broadcast

25. Broadcast

26. Dialogic

27. Dialogic

28. The computer changed everything

29. Punch card

32. "Communications tools don't get socially interesting until they get technologically boring ." - Clay Shirky

34. A Game on A Calculator ?

35. MUD-1 (1978)

36. OUBIETTE (1977) Avatar (1977) TinyMUD (1989) TinyMUCK (1990) TinyMUSH (1990) MOO (1990)

37. Habitat (1986)

38. The Palace (1994)

39. Dungeons & Dragons

40. NeverWinter Nights (1991)

41. Meridian 59 (1995)

42. Ultima Online (1997)

43. EverQuest (1999)

44. World Of Warcraft (2004)

45. Rise of social worlds Social worlds

46. Second Life (2003)

49. MMO player < 14

53. People + Methods of production and distribution + New methods of currency exchange = New Economies

54. Technology is bright and shiny

55. People are the brightest and shiniest

56. Uncanny Valley?

57. Fun

58. New Bodies

59. New Abilities

60. New Quest and Rewards

61. Taxonomy

62. Text

63. Graphics

65. Persistence

66. Stigmergic Communication through change in the environment

69. Homes

70. Business

71. Social Spaces

72. Virtual Worlds

73. Real Virtual

74. Real Virtual

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