Virtual Goods Recommendations in Virtual Worlds
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Virtual Goods Recommendations in Virtual Worlds
Virtual worlds (VWs) are computer-simulated environments which allow users to create their own virtual character as an avatar. With the rapidly growing user volume in VWs, platform providers launch virtual goods in haste and stampede users to increase sales revenue. However, the rapidity of development incurs virtual unrelated items which will be difficult to remarket. It not only wastes virtua...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Scientific World Journal
سال: 2015
ISSN: 2356-6140,1537-744X
DOI: 10.1155/2015/523174