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Patterns of Research Productivity in the Virtual Worlds Literature: A Bibliometric Approach
2012
Greener Journal of Social Sciences
Since the beginning of the 21st century, the internet has provided a much more dynamic platform, becoming more visual and allowing users to interact with each other in communities and share information in real time. The new Internet is a social media, and online communities are taking on a new dimension, quite literally, in the form of immersive 3D virtual worlds, such as such as Active Worlds, OSGrid, and Second Life. Surprisingly, 80% of active internet users have a registered account in
doi:10.15580/gjss.2012.2.gjmbs1225
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