Considered a further development of the MOO and MUD concepts, MUVE is an abbreviation for Multi User Virtual Environment , also known as a Virtual World. Today, MUVEs are closely associated with Web 2.0 applications. Second Life is a prime example of a MUVE that allows hundreds of simultaneous users to interact with other residents through self-created 3D avatars in a virtual reality playground bursting with people, entertainment, experiences, and opportunity. In this virtual world, users become fully immersed through a user-created, community-driven experience. There, through 3D avatars, they can change their virtual identities at will, create machinims videos, customize and share their digital creations instantly with friends while retaining intellectual property rights, socialize and, using the inworld unit of trade, the Linden Dollar , which can be converted to real US dollars at several thriving online Linden dollar exchanges, engage in commerce by buying, selling, renting or trading virtual property, goods, and services with other residents, connect and chat with other residents from around the world, and also travel with friends to thousands of beautiful, exciting places, the combined gamification activity of which can significantly foster higher psychological processes and transcultural communication while promoting social and emotional learning. Players can equally adopt amazing avatar characters in many of the fantasy worlds depicted with painstaking detail in an MMORPG (i.e., Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Game, often shortened to the abbreviation MMOG, or Massively Multiplayer Online Game) game or in any one of the many available adventure games (e.g., Myst, SimCity) , simulation games (e.g., Minecraft, School Tycoon, Real Lives ), real-time strategy (RTS) games (e.g., Starcraft, League of Legends, Age of Empires ), turn-based strategy (TBS) games (e.g., Total War, World of Warcraft, Civilization, Heroes of Might and Magic ), or open-world or free-roaming games (e.g., Viva Piñata, Zoo Tycoon, Rollercoaster Tycoon, Assassin’s Creed ).