TY - BOOK AU - Powers,Michael J. TI - How to program a Virtual Community SN - 9781562765224 [paperback] PY - 1997/// CY - Emeryville, California PB - Ziff-Davis Press KW - Internet programming KW - Virtual reality KW - Web sites KW - Design N1 - Includes index; Contents: Introduction -- Part 1: What is a virtual community -- Part 2: Creating a development platform for your virtual community work -- Part 3: Avatar: Creating costumes -- Part 4: Places to go: Making great locations -- Part 5: things to do: making great activities -- part 6: managing your new community -- Part 7: creative economics in your community -- Part 8: publishing your community on the web -- Part 9: the future of virtual community -- Includes appendices and index ER -