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Informationen zum Autor In 1981 Tim Guest was taken by his mother to a Suffolk commune, modelled on the teachings of the Indian guru Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh. Tim, or Yogesh as he was re-named, spent the rest of his childhood in communes in Oregon, Pune and Cologne. But after the Bhagwan's arrest in 1985, Tim started a new existence in North London, where he lives now. Klappentext We've always dreamed of perfect places: Eden! heaven! Oz - places over the rainbow! beyond death and loss. Now! through computer technology! we can inhabit those worlds together. Each week! between 35 and 50 million people worldwide abandon reality for virtual worlds. In these new computer-generated places! which at first glance seem free from trouble and sorrow! you can create a new self. With the click of a mouse you can select eye colour! face shape! height! even wings. You can build houses! make and sell works of art! earn real money! get married and divorced. On websites like eBay! people sell virtual clothes and rent virtual property for real cash - for a total of £400 million worth each year. Tim Guest takes us on a revelatory journey through the electronic looking-glass! as he investigates one of the most bizarre phenomena of the 21st century. Zusammenfassung On websites like eBay, people sell virtual clothes and rent virtual property for real cash - for a total of £400 million worth each year. Tim Guest takes us on a revelatory journey through the electronic looking-glass, as he investigates one of the most bizarre phenomena of the 21st century.
