We are happy to announce the publication of a NEW ISSUE from the Journal of Virtual Worlds Research (JVWR):
Volume 8, Number 2:
Futures
Issue Editor: Yesha Sivan, Coller Institute of Venture, Tel Aviv University, Israel; Scool of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, HK.
This issue presents six papers, each reflecting on one angle to the future of virtual worlds: Four concrete views relating to bots, head mounted displays (HMD), neuroscience and meditation, and eSports; as well as two theoretical views relating to the focus of virtual worlds research and looking at virtual worlds as a mediator between “technology trends” and the “digital transformation of society and business.”
From 2015 point of view: The virtual is becoming the real and the real is becoming virtual.
Editor-in-Chief Corner
Toward the Futures of Real AND Virtual Worlds
Yesha Y. Sivan
Yesha Y. Sivan
Essays
Three Real Futures for Virtual Worlds
Tom Boellstorff
Tom Boellstorff
Is a Technological Singularity Near Also for Bots in MMOGs?
Stefano De Paoli
Stefano De Paoli
Conceptualizing Factors of Adoption for Head Mounted Displays: Toward an Integrated Multi-Perspective Framework
Ibrahim Halil Yucel, Robert Anthony Edgell
Ibrahim Halil Yucel, Robert Anthony Edgell
Being There: Implications of Neuroscience and Meditation for Self-Presence in Virtual Worlds
Carrie Heeter, Marcel Allbritton
Carrie Heeter, Marcel Allbritton
The eSports Trojan Horse: Twitch and Streaming Futures
Benjamin Burroughs, Paul Rama
Benjamin Burroughs, Paul Rama
The Metaverse as Mediator between Technology, Trends, and the Digital Transformation of Society and Business
Sven-Volker Rehm, Lakshmi Goel, Mattia Crespi
Sven-Volker Rehm, Lakshmi Goel, Mattia Crespi
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Thankfully,
Prof. Yesha Y. Sivan
Editor-In-ChiefTheJVWR – The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research
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