Abstract Social Virtual Environments (SVEs) have been in existence for as long as we have
communicated with others through the internet. Users of social virtual environments are …

Avatar creation has become common for people to participate and interact in virtual worlds.
Using an online survey (N= 244), we investigated both the behavioral characteristics and …

Digital technology has given opportunities for multiple experiences of Self in contemporary
society. Implications for this “Virtual Self” were investigated using “Second Life”, a digital …

Immersive virtual reality technologies are used in a wide range of fields such as training,
education, health, and research. Many of these applications include virtual humans that are …

The visual representation of human-like entities in virtual worlds is becoming a very
important aspect as virtual reality becomes more and more “social”. The visual …

An avatar is a gamer's/participant's virtual representation and manifestation in a 3D virtual
world such as Second Life, World of Warcraft and others. Different appearances of avatars …

The virtual worlds have gained vital importance in the economic, social, and behavioral
sciences (Bainbridge, 2007). Terminologically, a virtual world refers to an electronic …

The term “Virtual World” is commonly used to describe the spaces inhabited by people in
computer mediated environments, within which it is possible to interact with objects and …

To understand virtual realities and the effect on its users, empirical research into a variety of
social and psychological domains has to be conducted in online virtual environments. It is …

Certain activities in the virtual world have benefited individuals, schools and organizations
with the provision of efficient communication methods reducing the costs encountered …