Vol 4, No 2 (2011): Government and Defense

Issue Editors:

Paulette Robinson, National Defense University, USA;

Michael Piller, National Defense University, USA

This issue includes articles from the 2010 Federal Consortium for Virtual Worlds Conference including a review of potential usages for government, military and business organizations; the case of the Swedish Embassy in SL; the criminal justice system and a "think piece" on unconstrained global citizens. The issue highlights some of the unique dimensions of Virtual Wolds that relate to governments & military.

Vol 3, No 3 (2010): The Researcher's Toolbox - Part II

Issue Editor:

Jeremiah Spence, University of Texas at Austin, USA

This issue presents peer reviewed papers on research methodologies and case studies of how the particular methods are being developed and used in virtual worlds research both in the academy and industry.

Editor's note: This is the 2nd part of the Issue "3(1) The Researcher's  Toolbox - Part I", which due to the quantity and quality of the articles submitted had to be divided.

Vol 2, No 3 (2009): Technology, Economy and Standards

Issue Editors:

Yesha Sivan, Metaverse Labs and the Academic College of Tel Aviv-Yaffo, Israel;

Robert Bloomfield, Johnson Graduate School of Management, Cornell University, USA;

Jean H.A. Gelissen, Philips Research, Netherlands

This issue is part of an effort to explore the fields of standards for virtual worlds. This issue endeavors to enhance, explicate, and analyze various aspects of standards and virtual worlds, and was designed to give a voice to the leading theoretical and practical players within this arena. The issue emphasizes the disciplines of economy and technology as critical harbingers to the endeavor of standards.

Vol 1, No 3 (2008): Cultures of Virtual Worlds

Issue Editors:

Mark Bell, Telecommunications program, Indiana University, USA;

Mia Consalvo, School of Media Arts & Studies, Ohio University, USA

This issue of JVWR explores virtual worlds as contingent spaces. We examine them for their reliance on traditional cultural norms and practices, their challenges to such elements, and how they grow and evolve relative to the daily lives of their inhabitants. In every way, virtual worlds are constituted by multiple cultures, culture that is ordinary and everyday, culture that is evolving, confusing, challenging, and possibly dangerous and exhilarating as well.

Vol 1, No 1 (2008): Virtual Worlds Research: Past, Present and Future

Issue Editor:

Jeremiah Spence, University of Texas, USA

Welcome to the inaugural issue of the JVWR on the theme of “Virtual Worlds Research: Past, Present and Future”. The launch of the Journal and the publication of this first edition builds on the efforts of a large team of researchers and collaborators spread across the world. These 17 papers provide the foundation for the transdisciplinary field of virtual worlds research.