Add to ORKGOur study illustrates the nature and characteristics of the virtual world Second Life. We have identified that the online community aims to satisfy hedonistic needs through social and conspicuous consumption, for online use only, concentrating on socially accepted identity construction
This master's thesis focuses on analysing online virtual worlds shared by virtual communities repres...
Virtual environments offer an exciting platform for social science research. The persistent nature o...
3D social virtual worlds (VWs), like Second Life (SL), have potential as alternative modes for in-fo...
Virtual worlds such as Second Life (SL) are online computer-based world-like spaces, where users ass...
Cohen (1985) and Anderson (1983) argued that community is imagined among its participants who define...
With the growth of the internet comes the development of virtual worlds which create a perfect setti...
Abstract From times immemorial, man had always been fascinated by the concept of travelling to and l...
Virtual worlds are becoming more and more recognized for its social capabilities. It\u27s making a s...
Virtual worlds are becoming more and more recognized for its social capabilities. It’s making a spla...
With Internet bandwidth becoming better and more affordable, coupled with rapid advancement in web t...
"Contrasting with various 'virtual communities', Second Life is a genuine 'virtual society' with the...
Virtual worlds—persistent virtual reality spaces—are becoming available to users, often for free, vi...
This mixed methods research explores the attachment that individuals harbour for the virtual world o...
This article centres on understanding the issues of representation involved during identity construc...
International audienceThis study examines the symbolic meanings of the body concept in a virtual wor...
This master's thesis focuses on analysing online virtual worlds shared by virtual communities repres...
Virtual environments offer an exciting platform for social science research. The persistent nature o...
3D social virtual worlds (VWs), like Second Life (SL), have potential as alternative modes for in-fo...
Virtual worlds such as Second Life (SL) are online computer-based world-like spaces, where users ass...
Cohen (1985) and Anderson (1983) argued that community is imagined among its participants who define...
With the growth of the internet comes the development of virtual worlds which create a perfect setti...
Abstract From times immemorial, man had always been fascinated by the concept of travelling to and l...
Virtual worlds are becoming more and more recognized for its social capabilities. It\u27s making a s...
Virtual worlds are becoming more and more recognized for its social capabilities. It’s making a spla...
With Internet bandwidth becoming better and more affordable, coupled with rapid advancement in web t...
"Contrasting with various 'virtual communities', Second Life is a genuine 'virtual society' with the...
Virtual worlds—persistent virtual reality spaces—are becoming available to users, often for free, vi...
This mixed methods research explores the attachment that individuals harbour for the virtual world o...
This article centres on understanding the issues of representation involved during identity construc...
International audienceThis study examines the symbolic meanings of the body concept in a virtual wor...
This master's thesis focuses on analysing online virtual worlds shared by virtual communities repres...
Virtual environments offer an exciting platform for social science research. The persistent nature o...
3D social virtual worlds (VWs), like Second Life (SL), have potential as alternative modes for in-fo...