Toward Understanding Costs and Benefits of Virtual Teams in Virtual Worlds

—Virtual teams offer the promise of accelerated product delivery at minimal cost. Coupled with virtual worlds, computer-generated space where users can network throughout the world, technical work may be done in ways and places not yet imagined. This paper explores the potential costs and benefits that arise from virtual teams and virtual worlds. From these, the beginnings of a systematic understanding of the tangible and intangible life cycle issues associated with virtual teams in virtual worlds will be proposed.

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