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Users’ personality traits in the context of virtual reality

Users’ personality traits in the context of virtual reality
Users’ personality traits in the context of virtual reality
The purpose of using the internet has been thoroughly studied in the context of “traditional” web. This exploratory study aims to illustrate the profile of users visiting Virtual Worlds (VWs) through the Web. The findings confirm VWs’ social origin and highlight entertainment as one of the most attractive purposes of entering to this virtual world. The study also contributes to our understanding of virtual reality retailing dynamics and sets the further research agenda.
978-989-8425-17-1
Krasonikolakis, I.
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Vrechopoulos, A.
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Pouloudi, N.
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Krasonikolakis, I.
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Vrechopoulos, A.
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Pouloudi, N.
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Krasonikolakis, I., Vrechopoulos, A. and Pouloudi, N. (2010) Users’ personality traits in the context of virtual reality. Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Business, Athens, Greece.

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Abstract

The purpose of using the internet has been thoroughly studied in the context of “traditional” web. This exploratory study aims to illustrate the profile of users visiting Virtual Worlds (VWs) through the Web. The findings confirm VWs’ social origin and highlight entertainment as one of the most attractive purposes of entering to this virtual world. The study also contributes to our understanding of virtual reality retailing dynamics and sets the further research agenda.

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e-pub ahead of print date: 2010
Venue - Dates: Proceedings of the International Conference on E-Business, Athens, Greece, 2010-01-01
Organisations: Centre for Relational Leadership & Change

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Local EPrints ID: 358492
URI: http://eprints.soton.ac.uk/id/eprint/358492
ISBN: 978-989-8425-17-1
PURE UUID: df0b9561-2f9b-43e7-a6cf-9af6f9a9369c

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Date deposited: 17 Oct 2013 10:18
Last modified: 09 Jan 2022 04:46

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Author: I. Krasonikolakis
Author: A. Vrechopoulos
Author: N. Pouloudi

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