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Users' understandings of the virtual economy in social virtual worlds: consumption and entrepreneurship of virtual goods
Social virtual worlds (SVWs) such as Second Life have gained immense popularity during the last decade. Their popularity is reflected in the explosive growth of the in-world economy, which is mainly supported by users’ consumption of virtual goods and entrepreneurial behavior. Users’ economic …
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A framework for the analysis of identity and expression of self within Second Life
… and identity are developed via avatars within social virtual worlds. It documents and categorises the different purposes of avatars, the relationships that operators develop with them and the various factors which influence this development.The historical and theoretical context of the research …