given one of our aspirations is to create the DanceConnection all around the world and dream about DanceDating in SecondLife - read one!

Abstract

Users of online dating sites often struggle to find love because the sites themselves make it more difficult than it needs to be. To the rescue: Virtual Dates, an online ice-breaker from Jeana Frost of Boston University, Michael Norton of HBS, and Dan Ariely of MIT.

Key concepts

• Technology influences the tone and trajectory of relationships.
• The interface of online dating sites should be improved to help people filter better. (yes, no keyboard, voice and immersion!)
• Virtual Dates is an experimental interface that allows couples to communicate in real time using colors, words, and images. (SecondLife DanceExperiment!)
• The idea of virtual spaces for natural interactions may have applications for managers and entrepreneurs.

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