Adoption of 3-D virtual worlds for education

• Main Authors: CHEN, X., SIAU, Keng, NAH, Fiona Fui-hoon
• Format: text
• Language: English
• Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2008
• Subjects: 3-D virtual worlds; Second Life; technology acceptance; social presence; telepresence; perceived enjoyment; perceived learning; and intention to use; Databases and Information Systems
• Online Access: https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sis_research/9417; https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sis_research/article/10417/viewcontent/Adoption_of_3_D_Virtual_Worlds_for_Education.pdf
• Institution: Singapore Management University

As an emerging phenomenon, virtual world education is rarely researched in MIS literature. With stiff competition among institutions using virtual worlds for education, a legitimate research question is: What factors influence students’ intention to adopt 3-D virtual world environment for their educ...