The JVWR, Volume 5, No. 3
Published: December 29, 2012
The editorial team for this issue includes:
Shu Schiller, Wright State University, USA
Brian Mennecke, Iowa State University, USA
Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, Missouri University of Science and Technology, USA
This special issue on “managerial and commercial applications” of virtual worlds aims to highlight research that makes a significant and novel contribution in theory and practice about virtual worlds in the business domain. Through the business lens, virtual worlds are often perceived to be promising yet risky and exciting yet formidable for the use and management of individual and collaborative work.
Original Call: CfP: Managerial and Commercial Applications
Managing Editor Corner
From Orlando to Milan: Virtual Worlds Business Disillusionment
Yesha Y. Sivan
Research Papers
Patrick J. Bateman, Jacqueline C. Pike, Nicholas Berente, Sean Hansen
Training Evaluation in Virtual Worlds: Development of a Model
Richard N. Landers, Rachel C. Callan
Avatar Identification on a 3D Commercial Website: Gender Issues
Ingrid Poncin, Marion Garnier
Assembled (Rush to Press Papers)
Does Loving an Avatar Threaten Real Life Marriage?
Richard A Kolotkin, Maggie M Williams, Casey Lloyd, Earnest W Hallford
The Cowl Makes the Monk: How Avatar Appearance and Role Labels Affect Cognition in Virtual Worlds
Jorge Peña, Matthew S McGlone, Joseph Sanchez
“Think Pieces”
Shahnaz Kamberi
