International Collaboration and Design Innovation in Virtual Worlds: Lessons from Second Life

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Author(s): Pete Rive (Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand)and Aukje Thomassen (Auckland University of Technology, New Zealand)
Copyright: 2012
Pages: 20
Source title: Computer-Mediated Communication across Cultures: International Interactions in Online Environments
Source Author(s)/Editor(s): Kirk St.Amant (East Carolina University, USA)and Sigrid Kelsey (Louisiana State University, USA)
DOI: 10.4018/978-1-60960-833-0.ch027

Keywords: Computer-Mediated Communication / Human Aspects of Technology / Information Science Reference / Media & Communications

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Second Life is a popular virtual world that can provide us with valuable lessons about international collaboration and design innovation. This chapter will explore how design practice and design education can assist geographically dispersed design teams working on collaborative designs in a shared virtual space, using real-time 3D constructions and communication tools. We contend that Second Life can provide solutions to collaborative international design and enable knowledge creation and innovation through tacit knowledge exchange.

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