Virtual Worlds by Use

From FAS Virtual Worlds Almanac

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Virtual Worlds are used by many different people in many different ways. However, most virtual worlds are built to facilitate a specific use, such as gaming, education, or marketing of a product. We tend to go by statements by the developer of the virtual world and professional reviews when determining use. It should be noted that virtual worlds can be used in more than one way.

Contents 1 Categories 1.1 Community 1.2 Education 1.3 Gaming 1.4 Marketing 1.5 Professional

Categories

We currently have five categories of use: Community, Education, Gaming, Marketing, and Professional. These categories may evolve as this site develops. If you wish to be bold and add a new category of use, edit the Property:Use page and add [[allows value:TheNewUse]]. The forms used to edit virtual worlds will update automatically.

Community

Most virtual worlds are based on a network of people who know each other in-world (and sometimes in real life). Virtual Worlds of this nature include:

Education

Gaming

Marketing

Professional