Durch die zunehmende Verschmelzung zwischen realer Produktionswelt und der virtuellen IT-Welt, einhergehend mit den jetzt verfügbaren Möglichkeiten in diesem Bereich, erlebt gerade die produzierende Industrie einen enormen Wandel. Getragen durch politische Rahmenbedingungen sowie neue...

Second Life (SL) is a virtual "world" accessible via the Internet which enables its users, called Residents, to interact with each other through virtual characters, called "avatars". The residents can explore the SL hypothetical world, and participate in individual and group activities. Most...

Recently, the consumer virtual reality(VR) industry has been established with the introduction of VR head-mount displays(HMDs) and many have expected VR to become the next generation platform. Despite the circumstances, the adoption of VR HMDs is slower than expected. To comprehend this matter,...