 |
 |
Silvère TAJAN
100 bis rue Bobillot
75013 PARIS
|
Tel: +33 (0)6 61 35 90 80
|
 |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Growing virtual communities in 3D meeting spaces |
|
Kaplan, F., McIntyre, A., Numaoka, C. and Tajan, S.
Growing virtual communities in 3D meeting spaces.
In Heudin, J-C., editor, Proceedings of Virtual Worlds 98, Lecture Notes in Artificial Intelligence 1434, pages 286-297, Berlin, 1998. Springer-Verlag. |
|
|
Abstract
Most existing 3D virtual worlds are based on a "meeting-space" model, conceived as an extension of textual chat systems. An attractive 3D interface is assumed to be sufficient to encourage the emergence of a community. We look at some alternative models of virtual communities, and explore the issue of promoting community formation in a 3D meeting space. We identify some essential or desirable features needed for community formation - Identity, Expression, Building, Persistence and Focus of Interest. For each, we discuss how the requirements are met in existing text-based and 3D environments, and then show how they might be met in future 3D virtual world systems.
Download from Sony CSL Paris.
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
