Ravi Vatrapu 1 Virtual Worlds Advertising Barnes, S. (2007). Virtual worlds as a medium for advertising. SIGMIS Database, 38(4), Course Portal: Facebook: Etherpad: Thursday, 14-Apr-2011 EB22: Online Marketing: Lecture 40 Auditorium 4, ITU, Copenhagen, Denmark
V IRTUAL W ORLDS “The phrase 'virtual world' refers to a three- dimensional environment that appears similar to our 'real' world; virtual worlds are a kind of alternative world, often developed to supply online entertainment and social networking for users.” 2
E XPERIENCE R EALMS IN V IRTUAL W ORLDS Entertainment (passive absorbed) Education (active absorbed) Escapist (active immersion) Esthetic (passive immersion) 3
V IRTUAL W ORLDS AND M ASLOW ’ S N EEDS 4
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