Multiuser Virtual Environments (MUVEs) and Massive Multiplayer Online Rolepaying Games (MMORPGs): Reality is for Those Who Can’t Face Science Fiction

Cynthia Calongne

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Multiuser Virtual Environments (MUVEs) and Massive Multiplayer Online Rolepaying Games (MMORPGs)

Reality is for Those Who Can’t Face Science Fiction

In: Identity, Learning and Support in Virtual Environments

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Cynthia Calongne

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Pages:: 119–140

DOI:: https://doi.org/10.1163/9789087909949_010

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Multiuser Virtual Environments (MUVEs) offer visually rich landscapes for users to create avatars, gather, explore, interact with their environment and share experiences. Educators are finding new ways to employ these virtual worlds as immersive and creative learning spaces. This chapter examines the lexicon, features and differences of four virtual worlds and 9 massive multiuser online roleplaying games (MMORPGs), including World of Warcraft® the virtual world of Second Life®.

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Identity, Learning and Support in Virtual Environments

Series: Educational Futures, Volume: 36

E-Book ISBN:: 9789087909949

Publisher:: Brill

Print Publication Date:: 01 Jan 2009

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  - Educational Theory
  - Educational Philosophy

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