Anonymous Rex

Anonymous Rex

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作者: Eric Garcia 著

出版社: Berkley Trade

出版时间: 2001-03

版次: 1

ISBN: 9780425178218

定价: 162.70

装帧: 平装

开本: 其他

纸张: 其他

页数: 336页

正文语种: 英语

分类: 外文古旧书>英文书>文学

Anear-futuretechno-thrillerfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDianeDuane.It'sthefirstquarterofthetwenty-firstcentury,and"massivelymultiplayer"on-linegameshavebeenaroundforacoupleofdecades.Inanincreasinglywiredandcomputer-friendlyworldthey'vebecomeaformofentertainmentsopopularthey'regivingtelevisionandfilmsarunforthemoney.AndthemostpopulargaminguniverseofallisOmnitopia,createdbygeniusprogrammerDevLogan.Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,Omnitopiaisanobsession,apassionatepastime,almostawayoflife.Omnitopiaisavirtualplacewheredreamscometrue-playerscancreatetheirownuniverseswithinthegame'sstructure,andparticipateintheprofitsiftheirpieceoftheuniverseisahit.TenmillionplayersroutinelyplayinOmnitopia,andatanygiventime,nearlyamillionofthemareon-line,livinginaworldmorerealtothemthentheirown.Worldwide,Omnitopiaisnowasmuchacultureasagame.Participantscanbecomeinvolvedinitinahundreddifferentways.Somegameasiftheirlivesdependedonit,spendingthousandsofhours,orthousandsofdollars,orboth,onquestsinsearchof"gameglory"amongtheirfellowplayers.Somegameonlytoacquiresufficientin-game"value"tobecomeentitledtobecomesubcreatorsthemselves,abletobuildnewlevelsandstartrakingintheso-called"onepercentofinfinity"whichistheleveler'sshareoftheprofits.Buttherearealsopeoplewhodon'tgameatall,preferringtousethemassiveplatformsimplytoexploreitsworlds,ortointeractwithotherparticipants.Somepeopledonothingbutdesignon-lineweaponsandotheritemsforOmnitopiagamers,andsellthem-oractasbrokers,buyingandsellinggameartifactstoorder.Somesubcreatorsdothesamekindofdesignandcreation,butfortailoredMicrocosmsorslicesofthem:thesearethe"unrealestate"dealers.Someplayersspeculateingame"gold"onthesuccessorpopularityofMicrocosms,ratherthanactuallyplayinginthem.Andofcoursetherearethievesandswindlers,cheaterswholivetofindtheloopholeinthegamethatwilloutsideitintherealworld.NowDevandhispeoplearepreparingtorolloutamajornewexpansiontotheOmnitopiasystem.Andevenasplayers,staff,themedia,andtheheavyhittersontheworldfinancialscenewaiteagerlyforthisfast-approachingandmomentousevent,thereareotherspreparingtoplayaverydifferentgame-onethatismeanttostrikeattheheartofOmnitopiaandbringtheentiresystemcrashingdown.... EricGarciaistheauthorofAnonymousRexandCasualRex.OriginallyfromMiami,heattendedCornellUniversityandtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,wherehemajoredincreativewritingandfilm.HelivesinLosAngeleswithhiswife,Sabrina,andtheirnewbaby.HisnextbookistitledHotandSweatyRex.
内容简介:
Anear-futuretechno-thrillerfromNewYorkTimesbestsellingauthorDianeDuane.It'sthefirstquarterofthetwenty-firstcentury,and"massivelymultiplayer"on-linegameshavebeenaroundforacoupleofdecades.Inanincreasinglywiredandcomputer-friendlyworldthey'vebecomeaformofentertainmentsopopularthey'regivingtelevisionandfilmsarunforthemoney.AndthemostpopulargaminguniverseofallisOmnitopia,createdbygeniusprogrammerDevLogan.Formillionsofpeoplearoundtheworld,Omnitopiaisanobsession,apassionatepastime,almostawayoflife.Omnitopiaisavirtualplacewheredreamscometrue-playerscancreatetheirownuniverseswithinthegame'sstructure,andparticipateintheprofitsiftheirpieceoftheuniverseisahit.TenmillionplayersroutinelyplayinOmnitopia,andatanygiventime,nearlyamillionofthemareon-line,livinginaworldmorerealtothemthentheirown.Worldwide,Omnitopiaisnowasmuchacultureasagame.Participantscanbecomeinvolvedinitinahundreddifferentways.Somegameasiftheirlivesdependedonit,spendingthousandsofhours,orthousandsofdollars,orboth,onquestsinsearchof"gameglory"amongtheirfellowplayers.Somegameonlytoacquiresufficientin-game"value"tobecomeentitledtobecomesubcreatorsthemselves,abletobuildnewlevelsandstartrakingintheso-called"onepercentofinfinity"whichistheleveler'sshareoftheprofits.Buttherearealsopeoplewhodon'tgameatall,preferringtousethemassiveplatformsimplytoexploreitsworlds,ortointeractwithotherparticipants.Somepeopledonothingbutdesignon-lineweaponsandotheritemsforOmnitopiagamers,andsellthem-oractasbrokers,buyingandsellinggameartifactstoorder.Somesubcreatorsdothesamekindofdesignandcreation,butfortailoredMicrocosmsorslicesofthem:thesearethe"unrealestate"dealers.Someplayersspeculateingame"gold"onthesuccessorpopularityofMicrocosms,ratherthanactuallyplayinginthem.Andofcoursetherearethievesandswindlers,cheaterswholivetofindtheloopholeinthegamethatwilloutsideitintherealworld.NowDevandhispeoplearepreparingtorolloutamajornewexpansiontotheOmnitopiasystem.Andevenasplayers,staff,themedia,andtheheavyhittersontheworldfinancialscenewaiteagerlyforthisfast-approachingandmomentousevent,thereareotherspreparingtoplayaverydifferentgame-onethatismeanttostrikeattheheartofOmnitopiaandbringtheentiresystemcrashingdown....
作者简介:
EricGarciaistheauthorofAnonymousRexandCasualRex.OriginallyfromMiami,heattendedCornellUniversityandtheUniversityofSouthernCalifornia,wherehemajoredincreativewritingandfilm.HelivesinLosAngeleswithhiswife,Sabrina,andtheirnewbaby.HisnextbookistitledHotandSweatyRex.

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