Metaverse, once a concept confined to science fiction, has emerged as a transformative reality during the digital era. As this immersive virtual world gains prominence, the role of avatars and the digital representations of users in shaping educational experiences within a metaverse becomes...

Purpose The aim of the research is to evaluate different modality for product reviews presentation and its impact on users' performance, purchase intention and enjoyment. Design/methodology/approach The study utilized an experimental approach with 48 opportunistic participants in three groups...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Welt der Hochschullehre in vielerlei Hinsicht verändert. In Folge der Beschränkungen häufig eingesetzte Videokonferenzlösungen erwiesen sich für einige Themen als guter Ersatz bei gleichzeitiger Erhöhung der örtlichen Flexibilität. Es wurde aber auch...

Die Corona-Pandemie hat die Welt der Hochschullehre in vielerlei Hinsicht verändert. In Folge der Beschränkungen häufig eingesetzte Videokonferenzlösungen erwiesen sich für einige Themen als guter Ersatz bei gleichzeitiger Erhöhung der örtlichen Flexibilität. Es wurde aber auch...

The Scientific and Technical Revolution 5.0 and WEB 3.0 technologies create conditions for the renovation of various forms of social relations with the use of virtual and augmented reality technologies in the metaverse. According to the proposed theory, the legal regulation of social relations...

Considering the digitization initiatives, communities are being developed and the demand for energy usage is rising and to meet the urbanization demand, hybrid renewable energy systems (RESs) are exploited. Mathematical modeling of a system for the sake of performing the impact and stability...

We propose experiments in virtual reality (VR) as a new approach to examining behavior in an economic context, e.g., heterogeneity in dynamic tournaments. We simulate a realistic working situation in a highly immersive environment. Implementing a tournament in VR, we are able to mitigate the...

We propose experiments in virtual reality (VR) as a new approach to examining behavior in an economic context, e.g., heterogeneity in dynamic tournaments. We simulate a realistic working situation in a highly immersive environment. Implementing a tournament in VR, we are able to mitigate the...

In the American animated television series, Avatar: The Last Airbender (ATLA), a visually Asian-influenced world of humans, animals and spirits plays out a history of violence, trauma and resistance. This world comprises four cultural formations or communities -the Water Tribes, the Earth...

Recent developments in virtual reality (VR) technology have the potential to revolutionize the way economists do experimental research. With Oculus’ light and affordable head mounted display (HMD) human subjects can literally move and use objects in virtual spaces and interact with others....

This article describes how current video games offer an extreme use of media fusion. Such construction implies a novel form of complexity regarding game control and active response from game to player. All of these elements produce deeper immersion effect in players. In order to perform a...

Purpose The purpose of this study was to improve our understanding of teen consumers’ adoption of virtual fashion. Specifically, the study assessed the effects of individual variables, including fashion innovativeness and peer pressure, on needs gratification, attitudes and adoption of virtual...

Many machine translation systems for spoken languages are available, but the translation system between the spoken and Sign Language are limited. The translation from Text to Sign Language is different from the translation between spoken languages because the Sign Language is visual spatial...

Digital games are cultural representations that convey the gender system. The narratives of gender that have shaped the gaming industry since the 1980s were influenced by gender stereotypes. The representation of the female, although based on stereotypes, has evolved hand in hand with the...

This paper extends von Hippel?s (Manag. Sci. 32(7):791?805, 1986) concept of lead users to a virtual reality environment. Three lead user groups, site developers, business firms and avatars, have a synergistic role to play in extending virtual reality from a social networking platform to a...

Childhood obesity is considered one of the most prevalent, chronic disorders in the U.S. with Alabama among the states with the highest incidence. Schools have the opportunity to play a vital role in educating children about healthy nutritional, physical, and psychological choices. The purpose...