Synthetic worlds cultural classification:
Game engines

One facet of this classification are game engines. "Game engines" describe the type of perspective used in a synthetic world. Although this is "less cultural relevant", it can indicate the age of a synthetic world as well as have some consequences for the synthetic world social life itself. I distinguished the following game engines:

• 3D
• 2,5D
• 2D
• Text
  

Cultural classification:

• Genres
• Main activity context
• Cultural background
• Games engines

Actual list:

• for an actual list of (in this classification registered) synthetic worlds click here...

Research topics :

• Typology of synthetic worlds
• Avatar identity and life cycle
• ePortfolio and digital identity
• Information design and ethnography
• My academic papers