The latest issue of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research has been released and this time consumer behaviour is the focus. There's eight research papers, of which five are peer-reviewed, plus there's six 'think pieces' on related topics. The full contents: Peer Reviewed Research Papers - Consuming Code: Use-Value, Exchange-Value, and the Role of Virtual Goods in Second … [Read more...] about Journal of Virtual Worlds Research – second issue
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Journalism in Second life: research underway
In the past week i had the pleasure of spending an hour with Annabelle Boyd Jones, an Honours research student from the Department of Media and Communications at the University of Sydney. Her research is on the role of journalism and governance in Second Life. To my knowledge this is an unexplored research area and should provide for some fascinating results. I'm pleased to … [Read more...] about Journalism in Second life: research underway
Journal of Virtual Worlds Research – it’s here
Volume 1, Issue 1 of the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is now available. It contains an extensive collection of research: Inductive Metanomics: Economic Experiments in Virtual Worlds Stephen A Atlas Toward a Definition of “Virtual Worlds” Mark W Bell Cityspace, Cyberspace, and the Spatiology of Information Michael L. Benedikt Another Time, Another Space: Virtual … [Read more...] about Journal of Virtual Worlds Research – it’s here
Gamers not social rejects: Australian study
I missed the announcement of this research a couple of weeks back but thought it was worth passing on the full announcement from Victoria University: The video gamer stereotype, which says gamers are lonely nerds with low self-esteem, who are addicted to gaming because they are unable to socialise, has been contradicted by research by Victoria University Honours graduate Dan … [Read more...] about Gamers not social rejects: Australian study
University of Melbourne seeks Second Life residents for research
I received a message today from Greg Wadley, a researcher at the University of Melbourne. In his words: "I would like to interview Second Life residents about their reactions to communicating by voice in-world. I'm looking for any SL residents, whether they like voice, hate it, or have not tried it yet. Interviews can be in SL, RL, email, phone, with coffee (if in Melbourne) … [Read more...] about University of Melbourne seeks Second Life residents for research