Had we but world[s] enough, and time?

MacLennan, Alan

Abstract

This paper presents ongoing research into user requirements for 3-dimensional "virtual worlds" to be used as a means of information retrieval. There is a brief review of the literature in the fields in which design of 3-dimensional virtual spaces has been carried out and the conclusion is reached that this design has usually been done without regard to user preferences. This study has used grounded theory to establish user preferences, initially amongst a group of about fifty postgraduate information management students. Initial results of open coding of these interviews are described and the next steps in the study are laid out. The Virtual Reality Modelling Language (VRML) will be used as a world design medium.

Citation

MACLENNAN, A. 2005. Had we but world[s] enough, and time? Library and information research [online], 29(93), pages 16-25. Available from: https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg198

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Acceptance Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Online Publication Date: Sep 22, 2009
• Publication Date: Dec 31, 2005
• Deposit Date: Feb 6, 2020
• Publicly Available Date: Feb 22, 2020
• Journal: Library and information research
• Electronic ISSN: 1756-1086
• Publisher: CILIP, Library and Information Research Group
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 29
• Issue: 93
• Pages: 16-25
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.29173/lirg198
• Keywords: Information retrival systems; Augmented reality; Virtual reality; Three-dimensional simulation; Information literacy; Grounded theory; Virtual worlds; Information retrieval
• Public URL: https://rgu-repository.worktribe.com/output/845192