Journal of Virtual Worlds Research

The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is an online, open access academic journal that adheres to the highest standards of peer review and engages established and emerging scholars from anywhere in the world. The Journal of Virtual Worlds Research is a transdisciplinary journal that engages a wide spectrum of scholarship and welcomes contributions from the many disciplines and approaches that intersect virtual worlds research.

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Volume 2, Number 2
Theme: 3D Virtual Worlds for Health and Healthcare
Guest Editors:
Susan Toth-Cohen, Thomas Jefferson University, USA
Simon Bignell, University of Derby, UK
Maged N. Kamel Boulos, University of Plymouth, UK
Deadline for Abstracts: 20 January 2009
To be Published: May 2009
Call For Papers


Volume 2, Number 3
Theme: Virtual Worlds: Technology, Economy, and Standards
Guest Editors:
Yesha Sivan, Metaverse Laboratories & Shenkar College, Israel
J.H.A. (Jean) Gelissen, Philips Research
Deadline for Abstracts: 20 March 2009
To be Published: September 2009
Call For Papers


Volume 2, Number 4
Theme: Virtual Economies, Virtual Goods and Service Delivery in Virtual Worlds
Guest Editors:
Mandy Salomon, Smart Services CRC, Australia
Serge Soudoplatoff, ESCP-EAP / Hetic, France
Deadline for Abstracts: 15 June 2009
To be Published: November 2009
Call For Papers


Volume 2, Number 5
Theme: The Metaverse Assembled
Guest Editors:
D. Linda Garcia, Georgetown University, USA
Hanan Gazit, MetaverSense Ltd and H.I.T-Holon Institute of Technology, Israel
Garrison LeMasters, Georgetown University, USA
Deadline for Abstracts: 30 March 2009
To be Published: December 2009/January 2010
Call For Papers


Volume 3, Number 1
Theme: Research Methods for Virtual Worlds
Guest Editors:
Elizabeth Dean, RTI, USA
Tracy Tuten, Longwood University, USA
Deadline for Abstracts: 15 September 2009
To be Published: February 2010
Call For Papers (Forthcoming)


Volume 3, Number 2
Theme: Government and Virtual Worlds
Guest Editors:
Paulette Robinson, National Defense University, USA
Deadline for Abstracts: 20 November 2009
To be Published: April 2010
Call For Papers (Forthcoming)


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Dept. of Radio, TV & Film - U. of Texas at Austin

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Vol 1, No 2: Consumer Behavior in Virtual Worlds

Table of Contents

Editor's Corner

Guest Editor's Introduction
Natalie Wood
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Peer Reviewed Research Papers

Consuming Code: Use-Value, Exchange-Value, and the Role of Virtual Goods in Second Life
Jennifer Martin
Abstract  |  PDF
Virtual World Affordances: Enhancing Brand Value
So Ra Park, Fiona Fui-Hoon Nah, David DeWester, Brenda Eschenbrenner, Sunran Jeon
Abstract  |  PDF
On the Relationship between My Avatar and Myself
Paul R Messinger, Xin Ge, Eleni Stroulia, Kelly Lyons, Kristen Smirnov, Michael Bone
Abstract  |  PDF
The Social Construction of Virtual Reality and the Stigmatized Identity of the Newbie
Robert E. Boostrom, Jr.
Abstract  |  PDF
The “New” Virtual Consumer: Exploring the Experiences of New Users
Lyle R Wetsch
Abstract  |  PDF

Research Papers

Ugly Duckling by Day, Super Model by Night: The Influence of Body Image on the Use of Virtual Worlds
Enrique Becerra, Mary Ann Stutts
Abstract  |  PDF
Symbolic and Experiential Consumption of Body in Virtual Worlds: from (Dis)Embodiment to Symembodiment
Handan Vicdan, Ebru Ulusoy
Abstract  |  PDF
Demographics of Virtual Worlds
Jeremiah Spence
Abstract  |  PDF

“Think pieces”

Surveillance, Consumers, and Virtual Worlds
Douglas R Dechow
Abstract  |  PDF
Second Life and Hyperreality
Michel Maffesoli
Abstract  |  PDF
Having But Not Holding: Consumerism & Commodification in Second Life
Lori Landay
Abstract  |  PDF
Metaverse: A New Dimension?
Yohan Launay, Nicolas Mas
Abstract  |  PDF
Virtual Worlds Research: Global X Local Agendas
Gilson Schwartz
Abstract  |  PDF
Real Virtual Worlds SOS (State of Standards) Q3-2008
Yesha Sivan
Abstract  |  PDF