Information Dynamics in Virtual Worlds
Gaming and Beyond
By Woody Evans
ISBN: 9781843346418
Published: 2011
6 x 9 | 200 pp. | $85.00
"A studious compilation of information professional tips, tricks, and techniques as well as a repository of insight for anyone seeking to possibly turn a profit off gathering and making accessible the raw data from online virtual world, Information Dynamics in Virtual Worlds lives up to its title and is an an excellent complementary resource for game design, virtual world programming, and information studies shelves."
The Midwest Book Review, January 2012
This book looks at the place of librarianship in virtual worlds, examining the ways information practices can be incorporated in online gaming. It provides a solid foundation for understanding information in virtual worlds and offers suggestions for looking at other sources of information.
Evans details the practical issues in finding and using information in virtual environments and presents a general theory of librarianship as it relates to virtual gaming worlds. He posits a set of best practices for meeting the needs of this new generation of library user, and explores ways in which information literacy can be approached in virtual worlds. Evans’ final chapters examine how conventional information evaluation skills fall short in virtual worlds.
