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Virtual World Growth: Today and Tomorrow
Nic Mitham
Growth areas: 5 - 15
Learning 2.0 / P2P
Integration - real world brands
Vertical worlds
Digitised playtimes
Virtual goods - increased perceived value
Aggregation / theme park models
More localisation
Growth areas: 15 - 25Fashion / lifestyle
Integration - real world events
Vertical worlds
Digitised past-times
Identity management
Cross-world / ARG entertainment
Europe
Growth areas: 25+
Mirror worlds as time machines
Government / tourism
Virtual dating
More UGC environments
More reference / relevance to the real world........early augmented reality
Threats / Issues
Premium subscription model - barriers / switching
Differentiation
Role / value of the brand
Orientation / usability
Poor transparency of user data
Media backlash from failures