a system for providing first person , streamed video data to a prospective purchaser to create a realistic shopping experience on - line , consists of or includes receiving data from a user designating a shopping area , presenting to the user video data streams of the selected area , receiving navigation commands from the user to modify the streams , creating for the user the appearance of moving through the selected area , whereby the user may select a store , and likewise receive video data streams for shopping within the store , and for selecting products .