e-Commerce in 3 Dimensions

Can 3D and virtual malls help your site sell more?

Second Life avatars, virtual identities and images allow eCommerce site owners to give online shoppers the sense of actually being there, wander through a 3D electronic mall space, and see what’s on display. Integrating social media along with a 3D experience can now replicate the feeling of being in a real physical shopping mall. But can 3D help your ecommerce site sell more? Will the “virtual tour” become a standard for promoting and selling anything online? And can 3D rendering offer new branding opportunities simply not possible in the 2D format?Join us for this stimulating breakfast event with keynote speaker Dr Shailey Minocha from the Open University, and Melanie Beck, Marketing Manager of thecentre:mk shopping centre.
Speakers:
Dr Shailey Minocha – Open University **

Melanie Beck Centre:MK Shopping Centre

• Learn how eCommerce in 3-D is transforming online shopping
• Discover  the state-of-the art and what it means for your business
• Understand new opportunities to grow your online business

When: Thursday September 27th September 2012
Where: Novotel Hotel, Layburn Court, Saxon Street, Heelands, Milton Keynes. MK13 7RA.
Time: 7.30 – 9.00 am
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**Dr. Shailey Minocha is Reader in Computing in the Department of Computing at The Open University, UK. One of the strands in Shailey’s research programme is focussed on the usability, customer relationship management (CRM) and the service quality of e-commerce, e-health and e-government environments.

Shailey has recently completed a research project investigating the consumption behaviour in Second Life, a 3D virtual world. Shailey’s LinkedIn profile is on: http://www.linkedin.com/in/shaileyminocha and her publications are listed on: http://oro.open.ac.uk/view/person/sm577.html