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In this chapter we discuss the wide spectrum of applications of DVWs, give an overview of existing virtual worlds and look at navigation and communication in virtual worlds from a user’s perspective. Finally, we address some aspects which will be important for the future success of DVWs.

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Diehl, S. (2001). User Perspective. In: Distributed Virtual Worlds. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-662-04519-0_3

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