This presentation discusses what is happening today in Second Life and other virtual worlds from a business perspective. It also presents four scenarios for the future as well as discusses what businesses should do.
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Fad Or Future Second Life And Virtual Worlds
1. Fad or Future - What Do Virtual Worlds Have to Offer? Dr. Robin Teigland Stockholm School of Economics [email_address] www.knowledgenetworking.org IFL Conference on Second Life & Virtual Worlds June 14, 2007
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4. What about Return on Investment in SL? We have a long-term approach to costs and RoI. We have qualitative goals, to expand and develop our presence. - BMW We have no targets for RoI. -ABN Amro There needs to be some RoI eventually, but this is a long-term project and we are just looking at the potential. - Vodafone Financial Times , May 2007
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7. Is there critical mass on Second Life? * Municipality (kommun) wikipedia.org 43 988 42,060 Motala* 162 263 42,500 Online, Fri, Jun 8 11:30 pm (GMT+1) Second Life 177 41,284 7,252,330 Switzerland Density (people per km 2) Land area (km 2) Population Location
8. Is there critical mass on Second Life? * Municipality (kommun) wikipedia.org 1,391 138 195,250 Richmond, VA 1,434 0.06 95 Online, Fri, Jun 8 11:30 pm (GMT+1) Phat Cat’s #1 popular site 10,316 786 8,143,000 New York 24,759 87 2,153,600 Paris 1,083 450 489,760 Gothenburg* 4,164 188 782,890 Stockholm* Density (people per km 2) Land area (km 2) Population Location
9. And is anyone making money? What are these individuals selling? Real estate & land rentals Simulation environments Clothing, accessories, skins Art, design, furniture USD >5K USD 2-5K SL, June 10, 2007 Total of 427
17. Gartner Group, April 2007 By the end of 2011, 80% of active Internet users (and Fortune 500 enterprises) will have a “second life”, but not necessarily in Second Life.
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24. How? Experiment, “play”, and learn Stay on the look-out Consider creating independent operations Don’t forget other emerging spaces
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26. “ I think there’s a world market for maybe five computers.” Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943 “ There is no reason anyone would want a computer in their home.” Ken Olson, President, Chairman and Founder of Digital Equipment Corporation, 1977 “ Heavier-than-air flying machines are impossible.” Lord Kelvin, President, Royal Society, 1895