Mennecke, Brian
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Roche, Edward M.
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Bray, David A.
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Konsynski, Benn
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Lester, John
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Rowe, Michael
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Townsend, Anthony M.
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In: 28th International Conference on Information Systems (ICIS), 2007
Nach Informationen von SSRN wurde die ursprüngliche Fassung des Dokuments December 11, 2007 erstellt
Beschreibung:
Virtual worlds like Second Life are becoming important tools for, among other activities, socialization, social networking, entertainment, collaboration, and business development. These environments offer information systems researchers a unique opportunity to study how these environments are built and managed by operators, how they are used and misused by users, and the impact that they have on users, communities, organizations, and societies at large. This panel is designed to introduce the information systems community to this topic. We have assembled both academic and practitioners involved in building, managing, and using virtual worlds to discuss a roadmap for research on virtual worlds