Virtual Space

Spatiality in Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds

By: J.F. Jensen, Lars Qvortrup (Editor), E. Kjems

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Hardcover | 29 May 2002

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Containing the edited research papers resulting from an ambitious, cross-disciplinary research project, this volume examines the spatiality of virtual inhabited 3D worlds - virtual reality and cyberspace. (Three other volumes look at Interaction, Staging and Methodology.) It is about the communication spaces emerging at the Internet and supported by special 3D interfaces. It is also about the virtual spaces created by virtual reality hardware (CAVEs, panoramic screens, head mounted display systems etc.) and software.
Virtual Space: Spatiality in Virtual Inhabited 3D Worlds is interdisciplinary. It deals with philosophical, psychological, communicational, technological and aesthetic aspects of space. While philosophy raises the question concerning the ontology of space - what is space - psychology deals with our perception of space. Communication theory looks at the way in which space supports communication (i.e. that space is a medium for communication), and finally aesthetic analyses exemplify the use of virtual space in virtual cities, in museums and in art.

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Non-Fiction Computing & I.T.Computer Science Virtual Reality Philosophy Metaphysics & Ontology Digital Lifestyle & Online World: Consumer & User Guides Internet Guides & Online Services Graphical & Digital Media Applications Systems Analysis & Design Human-Computer Interaction User Interface Design & Usability

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List of Contributors
Introduction
Philosophical Aspects of Virtual Space
Introduction	p. 3
Cyberspace as Representation of Space Experience: In Defence of a Phenomenological Approach	p. 5
Cyberspace as a Space Parallel to Geographical Space	p. 25
On Space, Its Time, and Spatiotemporal Expressions	p. 47
Constructional Aspects of Virtual Space
Introduction	p. 73
Mapping Virtual Worlds	p. 75
Making 3D Models of Real World Objects	p. 93
Constructing Virtual Environments for Visual Explorers	p. 112
Communicative Aspects of Virtual Space
Introduction	p. 141
The Design of Public Virtual Spaces in 3D Virtual Worlds on the Internet	p. 145
Collaborative Spaces: Inhabited Virtual 3D Worlds	p. 171
Tangible Objects: Connecting Informational and Physical Space	p. 190
Aesthetic Aspects of Virtual Space
Introduction	p. 213
Explorative Space: Spatial Expression and Experience in Gardens and in VR Works	p. 215
Ecological Optics and Virtual Space	p. 238
Virtual Reality as Simulation: The CAVE as 'Space of Illusion' in Museum Displays	p. 258
The Ontology of Virtual Space: In Search of Matrixes and Cube-machines	p. 285
Author Index	p. 307
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