The JVWR, Volume 11, No. 1

Published: April 11, 2018

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Issue Editors

Angie Cox, Trident University International

Edgardo Donovan, Trident University International

Miao Feng, NORC at the University of Chicago

Felipe Nunes, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil.

This issue includes five exciting research studies covering a broad and diverse array of topic areas but still focuses on the enhancement of knowledge in the realm of Virtual Worlds. In essence, the name of the issue ‘Assembled,’ defines the wide spectrum of professionally peer-reviewed articles inspired by subject matter experts in their respective fields. The five elite manuscripts chosen for this issue provide significant contributions to Virtual World research in terms of theory, methodology, and practice.

Original Call: CfP: Assembled 2018

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Issue Editor Corner

Editorial

Angie Marie Cox, Edgardo Donovan, Miao Feng, Felipe Nunes

Peer Reviewed Research Papers

Virtual Parent-Child Relationships: A Case Study

Steven Downing

One Game – One Effect? What Playing “World of Warcraft” Means for Adolescents and Their Development

Florian Flueggen, Stephanie Doyle, Hermann Veith

Immersive Storytelling in 360-Degree Videos: An Analysis of Interplay Between Narrative and Technical Immersion

Ahmed Elmezeny, Nina Edenhofer, Jeffrey Wimmer

Avatar Sex – the Joy of the Not-Real

Peter F Wardle

Using 3D Worlds in Prison: Driving, Learning and Escape

Helen Sara Farley