Hakutulokset: Kirjoja kirjailijalta William Sims Bainbridge
yhteensä 56 hakutulosta
Virtual Sociocultural Convergence
This book explores the remarkable sociocultural convergence in multiplayer online games and other virtual worlds, through the unification of computer science, social science, and …
Religion, Deviance, and Social Control
Does religion have the power to regulate human behavior? If so, under what conditions can it prevent crime, delinquency, suicide, alcoholism, drug abuse, or joining cults? Despite …
The Future of Religion
Religion is alive and well in the modern world, and the social-scientific study of religion is undergoing a renaissance. For much of this century, respected social theorists …
Across the Secular Abyss
Across the Secular Abyss explains the cultural chasm we currently face, with a traditional religion-based society behind us, and an as-yet unknown secular society ahead. For over a …
Managing Nano-Bio-Info-Cogno Innovations
With the convergence of Nanotechnology, Biotechnology, Information technology and Cognitive science (NBIC) fields promising to change our competitive, operational, and employment …
The Virtual Future
The newest communication technologies are profoundly changing the world's politics, economies, and cultures, but the specific implications of online game worlds remain mysterious. …
Sacred Markets, Sacred Canopies
Can individual decisions concerning whether or where to attend church, to contribute time or money to religious organizations, or to forgo certain activities be explained as a …
Computer Simulations of Space Societies
At the intersection of astronautics, computer science, and social science, this book introduces the challenges and insights associated with computer simulation of human society in …
Dynamic Secularization
This book discusses secularization, arguing that it may be more complex and significant than is generally recognized. Using a number of online exploration methods, the author …
Converging Technologies for Improving Human Performance
M. C. Roco and W.S. Bainbridge In the early decades of the 21st century, concentrated efforts can unify science based on the unity of nature, thereby advancing the combination of …
Online Multiplayer Games
This lecture introduces fundamental principles of online multiplayer games, primarily massively multiplayer online role-playing games (MMORPGs), suitable for students and faculty …
Progress in Convergence
Continued economic growth, human welfare, and national security depend upon constant technological progress; and the chief area for innovation in the coming years will be …