Creating Second Lives

This Book Aims To Provide Insights Into How 'second Lives' In The Sense Of Virtual Identities And Communities Are Constructed Textually, Semiotically And Discursively, Specificallynbsp;in The Online Environment Second Life And Massively Multiplayer Online Games Such As World Of Warcraft. The Books Philosophy Is Multi-disciplinary And Itsnbsp;goal Is To Explore The Question Of How We As Gamers And Residents Of Virtual Worlds Construct Alternative Online Realities In A Variety Of Ways. Of Particular Significance To This Endeavour Are Conceptions Of The Body In Cyberspace And Of Spatiality, Which Manifests Itself In 'natural' And Built Environments As Well As The Triad Of Space, Place And Landscape.