Article: Academy Award-Winning Producer Jon Landau To Speak at Virtual Worlds Expo

Article: Virtual Worlds Expo Set for LA Convention Center in September
Wireless News;  May 15, 2008 ;     540 words ...Wireless News 05-15-2008 Virtual Worlds Expo Set for LA Convention Center...WIRELESS NEWS-May 15, 2008-Virtual Worlds Expo Set for LA Convention Center...Angeles Convention Center. Virtual Worlds Expo (VirtualWorldsExpo.com) is...

Article: Virtual Worlds Schedules Expo.
Entertainment Close-up;  May 15, 2008 ;     386 words ......CLOSE-UP-15 May 2008-Virtual Worlds Schedules Expo(C...closeupmedia.com Virtual Worlds Management, the virtual worlds trade media company...the second annual Virtual Worlds Conference and Expo...Convention Center. Virtual Worlds Expo is an event ...

Article: 150+ Youth-Oriented Virtual Worlds Now Live or in Development, According to New Virtual Worlds Management Research.
Telecommunications Weekly;  September 10, 2008 ;     380 words ......advance of the second annual Virtual Worlds Expo taking place September 3-4...Virtual Worlds Kids, part of the Virtual Worlds Expo, is designed for the owners...discussed in detail at the Virtual Worlds Expo in early September. The tween...

Article: Opening up virtual worlds
New Straits Times;  October 15, 2007 ;     483 words ......2007 Opening up virtual worlds Edition: Main/Lifestyle...walls separating virtual worlds on the Internet...firms are using a Virtual Worlds Expo and Conference in...are trapped in the virtual worlds in which they are...processes in multiple virtual ...

Article: Virtual Worlds Hollywood Set for the Los Angeles Convention Center
Wireless News;  June 28, 2008 ;     305 words ......following topics: - Virtual Worlds Primer for Entertainment Industry - Virtual Worlds by the Numbers...Celebrity Brands to Virtual Worlds - Virtual Worlds and Hollywood Agencies - Virtual Worlds: What Producers Need to Know - Using Virtual ...

Article: VIRTUAL WORLDS RESEARCH: A CONCEPTUAL PRIMER
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The development of Virtual Worlds is not really new and probably...text-based or simply animated Virtual Worlds were the spark, lightning a rapid...emergence of highly sophisticated Virtual Worlds such as Active Worlds, There...

Article: From Technology Engineering to Social Engineering: 15 Years of Research on Virtual Worlds
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Virtual worlds have a long history, and it also...oriented and community-supporting virtual worlds. Instead of technical factors...a research agenda for studying virtual worlds in the next five years. The sets...

Article: USER ACCEPTANCE OF VIRTUAL WORLDS
Journal of Electronic Commerce Research;  August 1, 2008 ;     700+ words ...ABSTRACT Virtual Worlds enable new ways of communication...at assessing user acceptance of Virtual Worlds by applying the Technology Acceptance...user acceptance and adoption of Virtual Worlds are empirically tested. Our results...

Article: Factfile: Brands increasingly discover their niche in virtual worlds.
PR Week (US);  September 8, 2008 ;     388 words ......heralded as the key driver in virtual worlds and companies clamored to open...Life allure has faded since 2007, virtual worlds created for niche audiences are again finding success. Virtual Worlds Management (VWM), a media company...

Article: Identity Formation, Learning Styles and Trust in Virtual Worlds
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract Avatars in virtual worlds exhibit many of the social behaviors...may not necessarily apply to virtual worlds. In fact, we know little about...insight into this, we look at how virtual worlds impact three behaviors: forming...

Article: VIRTUAL WORLDS: Get real.
New Media Age;  September 25, 2008 ;     700+ words ...The area of virtual worlds has become a crowded marketplace...effort? There are over 150 internet virtual worlds live or in development, and the...there's real money to be made from virtual worlds. Next month's second annual Virtual...

Article: Virtual Worlds Fall Conference and Expo Previews Speakers and Format
Wireless News;  July 11, 2007 ;     384 words ...Wireless News 07-11-2007 Virtual Worlds Fall Conference and Expo Previews...WIRELESS NEWS-July 11, 2007-Virtual Worlds Fall Conference and Expo Previews...10Meters - http:// www.10meters.com Virtual Worlds Management, a provider of trade...

Article: Media Roundup: culture of virtual worlds is catching on.
PR Week (US);  November 5, 2007 ;     502 words ......gave many Americans their first look into virtual worlds. Though virtual worlds like Second Life, Club Penguin, Habbo, There...a company that helps clients build online virtual worlds, says some of this reticence may be the result...

Article: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) Issues in Virtual Worlds
Database for Advances in Information Systems;  November 1, 2007 ;     700+ words ...Abstract In virtual worlds, users interact with each other...some potential participants in virtual worlds are forced into narrow social roles...misrepresentation may impact trust in virtual worlds. This paper demonstrates the importance...