Chapter 1 TÜV NORD IN 3D: Avatars at Work—From Second Life to the Web 3D

Chapter 2 How Linden Lab Built a Virtual World for Business and Education

Chapter 4 Second Life as a Social Environment

Chapter 5 Social Navigation for Learning in Immersive Worlds

Chapter 6 3D Digital Environments for Virtual Teams

Chapter 7 Second Life as a Virtual Lab Environment

Chapter 8 Taking the Distance Out of Learning for Students Through a Virtual World

Chapter 9 Pedagogical and Psychological Impacts of Teaching and Learning in Virtual Realities

Chapter 10 Virtual World-Building: Implications for Education and Training

Chapter 11 Game-Based Elements to Upgrade Bots to Non-Player Characters in Support of Educators

Chapter 12 Collaborative Learning in Virtual Environments

Chapter 13 Business Meets Community in Virtual Berlin

Chapter 14 Supporting Diverse Needs of Learning Groups: Towards Highly Flexible Learning Settings in Collaborative 3D Virtual Environments

Chapter 15 Transforming Ideas to Innovations: A Methodology for 3D Systems Development