USERS’ PERSONALITY TRAITS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL REALITY

Ioannis G. Krasonikolakis, Adam P. Vrechopoulos, Athanasia Pouloudi

2010

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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G. Krasonikolakis I., P. Vrechopoulos A. and Pouloudi A. (2010). USERS’ PERSONALITY TRAITS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL REALITY . In Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010) ISBN 978-989-8425-17-1, pages 231-234. DOI: 10.5220/0002950202310234


in Bibtex Style

@conference{ice-b10,
author={Ioannis G. Krasonikolakis and Adam P. Vrechopoulos and Athanasia Pouloudi},
title={USERS’ PERSONALITY TRAITS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL REALITY},
booktitle={Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010)},
year={2010},
pages={231-234},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002950202310234},
isbn={978-989-8425-17-1},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the International Conference on e-Business - Volume 1: ICE-B, (ICETE 2010)
TI - USERS’ PERSONALITY TRAITS IN THE CONTEXT OF VIRTUAL REALITY
SN - 978-989-8425-17-1
AU - G. Krasonikolakis I.
AU - P. Vrechopoulos A.
AU - Pouloudi A.
PY - 2010
SP - 231
EP - 234
DO - 10.5220/0002950202310234