Emerging ethical issues of life in virtual worlds / edited by Charles Wankel and Shaun Malleck. - Charlotte, N.C. : Information Age Pub., ©2010. - viii, 222 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm. - Research in management education and development .

Includes bibliographical references.

Exploring new ethical issues in the virtual worlds of the twenty-first century / The neglect of reason : a plea for rationalist accounts of the effects of virtual violence / Copyright and paratext in computer gaming / Virtual sex with child avatars / Research ethics and virtual worlds / Preparing for practice : issues in virtual medical education / What benefits do virtual worlds provide charitable organizations? : a case study of Peace Train, a charitable organization in Second Life / Cosmopolitan online : a manual for the construction of a virtual cosmopolis / Ethics in Second Life : difference, desire, and the production of subjectivity / This war is a lie : ethical implications of massively multiplayer online game design / The illusion of reality : cognitive aspects and ethical drawbacks : the case of Second Life / Charles Wankel and Shaun Malleck -- Johnny Hartz Søraker -- Dan L. Burk -- Andrew A. Adams -- Justin M. Grimes, Kenneth R. Fleischmann, & Paul T. Jaeger -- Rachel H. Ellaway & David Topps -- Robin Teigland -- Edward Howlett & Adam Briggle -- Anna Hickey-Moody & Denise Wood -- Miguel Sicart -- Elena Pasquinelli.

9781607523772 1607523779 9781607523789 1607523787

2009047563

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015596010 Uk


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