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作者：Zhou, Zhongyun; Chen, Zidie; Li, Weichen; Zhang, Yi; Jin, Xiao-Ling
作者单位：Tongji University; Tsinghua University; Shanghai University
摘要：Understanding metaverse gaming experience value (MGEV) is crucial for the success of metaverse games. However, prior research lacks context-specific theoretical knowledge of MGEV dimensions, roles, and practical guidance for enhancing player experience value. To address this gap, we conducted an abductive, multi-study investigation to develop a multi-dimensional typology of MGEV, demonstrate its nomological validity, and propose a player-centered approach for its investigation. First, we perfo...
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作者：Wang, Gongtai; Zhang, Zhewei; Nandhakumar, Joe; Manoharan, Nitin
作者单位：Dalian University of Technology; University of Warwick
摘要：This paper explores a paradigm shift from viewing the Metaverse as a distinct digital world to viewing the Metaverse as an integral part of everyday life, termed the Everyday Metaverse. Previous research on the traditional paradigm falls short of capturing the essence of the emerging paradigm, limiting both scholarly understanding and practical engagement. Through an interpretive case study method, this research investigates the design process of a hybrid city project that strived to integrate...
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作者：Marx, Julian; Mirbabaie, Milad; Rieskamp, Jonas
作者单位：University of Melbourne; Otto Friedrich University Bamberg
摘要：The innovative potential of the Metaverse for knowledge work has mostly been explored in terms of its ability to enhance remote collaboration. However, this paper takes a distraction management perspective and presents findings from a qualitative study where knowledge workers performed solo tasks using an immersive Metaverse application. We posit that knowledge workers can proactively shield themselves from common distractions in collaborative, private, or public spaces by clearly separating t...
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作者：Wang, Jianfei; Zhou, Lina; Jiang, Cuiqing; Wang, Zhao
作者单位：Hefei University of Technology; University of North Carolina; University of North Carolina Charlotte
摘要：Extracting effective features from dynamic networks underpins the development of network-based artificial intelligence (AI) methods and decision support systems. Despite existing methods for constructing network features, a notable gap exists in addressing the propagation influence of direct and indirect neighbors. Given the sparse and interacting nature of neighbor information as well as the requirements of interpretability, modeling neighbor influence presents an essential yet challenging re...
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作者：Chen, Xiangru; Ma, Xiao; Scheibe, Kevin P.; Johnson, Norman
作者单位：University of Alabama System; University of Alabama Tuscaloosa; University of Houston System; University of Houston; Iowa State University
摘要：Despite an annual healthcare expenditure of over $4.1 trillion dollars on chronic patients in the United States alone, chronic diseases remain the leading causes of death and rising healthcare costs. With the potential benefits of online telemedicine consultation, we ask what value omnichannel integration-business approaches that use various channels synergistically to maximize customer value-might provide to healthcare for individual patients with chronic diseases. While new patients may have...
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作者：Krueger, Kim; Weking, Joerg; Fielt, Erwin; Boettcher, Timo; Kowalkiewicz, Marek; Krcmar, Helmut
作者单位：Technical University of Munich; Queensland University of Technology (QUT); Queensland University of Technology (QUT)
摘要：The Metaverse has emerged as a prominent topic of discussion within the technology industry, presenting a wide array of opportunities for value creation across various businesses. Nevertheless, its value potential remains uncertain due to its early development stage. Our research analyzes 29 cases to address this gap and identify key value drivers for business models of complementors in Metaverse ecosystems. We identified five primary Metaverse-enabled value drivers for complementors (immersiv...
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作者：Lowry, Paul Benjamin; Boh, Wai Fong; Petter, Stacie; Leimeister, Jan Marco
作者单位：Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State University; Nanyang Technological University; Wake Forest University; University of St Gallen
摘要：The Metaverse represents a transformative frontier, blending physical and virtual realities into immersive, persistent digital environments. This article explores the foundational components, emerging markets, and critical challenges shaping the Metaverse's evolution. Although initial industry enthusiasm has been tempered by financial setbacks and shifting priorities toward generative artificial intelligence (AI), the Metaverse remains nascent, following a familiar hype cycle with other disrup...
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作者：Xiong, Bingqing; Fang, Jie; Li, Wilson
作者单位：Deakin University; University of Nottingham Ningbo China
摘要：Although the metaverse can offer a fusion of physical and virtual shopping experiences, there is no consensus on how multichannel retailers can capitalize on this trend by adopting extended reality (XR) online portals. Therefore, we seek to investigate the dynamic influence of XR adoption on offline store performance from the perspective of multichannel retailers. The current study also considers the boundary conditions of the XR type and offline store density. We examined 667 multichannel ret...
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作者：Westmattelmann, Daniel; Stoffers, Benedikt; Maertins, Julian; Xiao, Xiao
作者单位：University of Munster; Copenhagen Business School
摘要：Meta-sports, which involve replicating sports in immersive virtual environments, represent a highly developed aspect of the future Metaverse. This study adopts a distributive justice lens to explore how athletes perceive the input-output principle underlying meta-sports platforms and evaluate the fairness of meta-sports competitions. Through a comparative mixed-methods study using nested data from the German Virtual Cycling Bundesliga at two time points, we find that individuals have dynamic i...
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作者：Hanneke, Bjoern; Hess, Marius; Hinz, Oliver
摘要：Decentralized metaverse economies leverage blockchain cryptocurrency and asset tokens to enhance the concepts of digital ownership and scarcity, uniquely combining aspects of real, virtual, and blockchain economies. This study applies and extends token adoption and valuation theory to conceptualize and empirically analyze the dynamics in decentralized metaverse economies. We analyze over 4.5 million blockchain transactions from two blockchains across two years in the The Sandbox metaverse usin...
