Exploiting interactivity, influence, space and time to explore non-linear drama in virtual worlds

Craven, Mike; Taylor, Ian; Drozd, Adam; Purbrick, Jim; Greenhalgh, Chris; Benford, Steve; Fraser, Mike; Bowers, John; Jää-Aro, Kai Mikael; Lintermann, Bernd; Hoch, Michael

Abstract

We present four contrasting interfaces to allow multiple viewers to explore 3D recordings of dramas in on-line virtual worlds. The first is an on-line promenade performance to an audience of avatars. The second is a form of immersive cinema, with multiple simultaneous viewpoints. The third is a tabletop projection surface that allows viewers to select detailed views from a bird's-eye overview. The fourth is a linear television broadcast created by a director or editor. A comparison of these examples shows how a viewing audience can exploit four general resources - interactivity, influence, space, and time - to make sense of complex, non-linear virtual drama. These resources provide interaction designers with a general framework for defining the relationship between the audience and the 3D content.

Citation

Craven, M., Taylor, I., Drozd, A., Purbrick, J., Greenhalgh, C., Benford, S., Fraser, M., Bowers, J., Jää-Aro, K. M., Lintermann, B., & Hoch, M. (2001, March). Exploiting interactivity, influence, space and time to explore non-linear drama in virtual worlds. Presented at CHI01: Human Factors in Computing Systems, Seattle, Washington, USA

• Presentation Conference Type: Edited Proceedings
• Conference Name: CHI01: Human Factors in Computing Systems
• Start Date: Mar 31, 2001
• End Date: Apr 5, 2001
• Publication Date: Mar 1, 2001
• Deposit Date: Nov 27, 2018
• Publisher: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Pages: 30-37
• Book Title: CHI '01: Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
• ISBN: 978-1-58113-327-1
• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1145/365024.365032
• Keywords: enterainment applications, virtual reality
• Public URL: https://nottingham-repository.worktribe.com/output/1283295
• Publisher URL: https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?doid=365024.365032