It didn't help that the most widespread use of VRML appeared to be virtual shopping malls, which combined the risk of Internet purchasing with nearly all the inconvenience of visiting a real mall.

VRML 最广泛的用途就是虚拟购物中心，这并没有太多用处；因为这除了依然具有访问真正超市的所有不便之处，还引入了互联网购物的风险。

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The VR payment technology means people using virtual reality goggles to browse virtual reality shopping malls will be able pay for purchases without taking off the goggles.

VR支付技术，也就是让用VR眼镜浏览虚拟现实购物中心的人不用摘眼镜就能支付购物。

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By coming together in virtual shopping malls organised by portals such as Yahoo!

ECONOMIST: Electronic commerce

Virtual shopping malls and Internet portals like Yahoo!

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Superscape are well known for their innovative 3D virtual reality software - in the past, they have produced 3D shopping malls, a virtual medieval garden and even a virtual graveyard.

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