Real-World Opportunities for Virtual- World Project Management

IT Professional
2009
Issue No. 2 - March/April
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March/April 2009 (vol. 11 no. 2)

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	Dawn Owens, Alanah Davis, John D. Murphy, Deepak Khazanchi, Ilze Zigurs, "Real-World Opportunities for Virtual- World Project Management," IT Professional, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 34-41, March/April, 2009.

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	@article{ 10.1109/MITP.2009.35, author = {Dawn Owens and Alanah Davis and John D. Murphy and Deepak Khazanchi and Ilze Zigurs}, title = {Real-World Opportunities for Virtual- World Project Management}, journal ={IT Professional}, volume = {11}, number = {2}, issn = {1520-9202}, year = {2009}, pages = {34-41}, doi = {http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MITP.2009.35}, publisher = {IEEE Computer Society}, address = {Los Alamitos, CA, USA}, }

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	TY - MGZN JO - IT Professional TI - Real-World Opportunities for Virtual- World Project Management IS - 2 SN - 1520-9202 SP34 EP41 EPD - 34-41 A1 - Dawn Owens, A1 - Alanah Davis, A1 - John D. Murphy, A1 - Deepak Khazanchi, A1 - Ilze Zigurs, PY - 2009 KW - virtual worlds KW - virtual teams KW - virtual-world project management KW - Second Life KW - VW VL - 11 JA - IT Professional ER -

Dawn Owens, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Alanah Davis, University of Nebraska at Omaha

John D. Murphy, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Deepak Khazanchi, University of Nebraska at Omaha

Ilze Zigurs, University of Nebraska at Omaha

DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MITP.2009.35

Virtual worlds provide technology capabilities that could transform education, communication and collaboration, and project management. Virtual spaces resemble the real world but without its physical limitations. Innovative companies and educational institutions are already finding ways to incorporate VW technology into their organizations. A VW research project conducted in Second Life highlights these new environments' unique technology capabilities. Such capabilities can provide richer, immersive, engaging environments to help overcome traditional barriers to virtual collaboration. By understanding this research, businesses interested in taking advantage of VWs can gain a greater appreciation of the opportunities and challenges involved.

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Index Terms:

virtual worlds, virtual teams, virtual-world project management, Second Life, VW

Citation:

Dawn Owens, Alanah Davis, John D. Murphy, Deepak Khazanchi, Ilze Zigurs, "Real-World Opportunities for Virtual- World Project Management," IT Professional, vol. 11, no. 2, pp. 34-41, Mar./Apr. 2009, doi:10.1109/MITP.2009.35

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