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This collection of seventeen articles on virtual environments examines the nexus of aesthetics and semantics in the creation of online interactive spaces. Topics discussed include virtual metaplasticity, semantic entities in virtual worlds, creating "humanness," behavioral models for virtual humans, creativity in the metaverse and social citizenship in virtual built environments. Papers include abstracts and individual notation and bibliographies as well as illustrations and tables, and a volume-wide compilation of source material is provided for easy reference. Contributors include academics, artists and computer programmers from a variety of institutions around the world. Annotation c2011 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)