A Typology of Virtual Worlds: Historical Overview and Future Directions

Authors

  • Paul R. Messinger School Business, University of Alberta
  • Eleni Stroulia Department of Computing Science, University of Alberta
  • Kelly Lyons Faculty of Information Studies, University of Toronto

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4101/jvwr.v1i1.291

Keywords:

virtual worlds, typology, electronic gaming, online social networking

Abstract

Virtual worlds constitute a growing space for collaborative play, learning, work, and e-commerce. To promote study of this emerging realm of activity, we suggest a typology adapted from C. Porter

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