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The Mediating Role of Virtual Experience in Online Purchase Intentions

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  • Y. Ken Wang

    (University of Pittsburgh at Bradford, USA)

  • Pratim Datta

    (Kent State University, USA)

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Research and practice underscore the importance of online (web-based) virtual reality applications that mimic product interactions in the physical world and its consequence of end-user decision making. This study examines a model that traces how certain characteristics of online virtual reality applications increase virtual experience, subsequently contributing to online purchase intentions. Virtual reality applications are demarcated by their ability to empower consumers with control and their ability to richly render content. Findings from the empirical study reveal the growing importance of demand-centric virtual reality application design where manipulation and control is more important than the richness of the content. It is seen that online virtual reality applications that offer a perceived level of manipulation and control elevate consumer experience more than just the rendering and delivery of rich condition, subsequently aiding consumer purchase intentions. The study offers new insights into how virtual reality applications should be designed and deployed to guide consumer decision making in an online environment.

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  • Y. Ken Wang & Pratim Datta, 2010. "The Mediating Role of Virtual Experience in Online Purchase Intentions," Information Resources Management Journal (IRMJ), IGI Global, vol. 23(4), pages 57-74, October.
    • Handle: RePEc:igg:rmj000:v:23:y:2010:i:4:p:57-74
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    1. Xi, Nannan & Hamari, Juho, 2021. "Shopping in virtual reality: A literature review and future agenda," Journal of Business Research, Elsevier, vol. 134(C), pages 37-58.

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