Rozprawy doktorskie: „Reality game”

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Li, Xiaopeng. "Playful Advertising: In-Game Advertising for Virtual Reality Games." Thesis, KTH, High Performance Computing and Visualization (HPCViz), 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-175593.

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We present an early exploration of in-game advertising for virtual reality games. The study investigates what the impacts of interactivity and immersion on consumer learning and game experience are. First, we establish a theoretical grounding for understanding interactivity and immersion in virtual gaming environments. Then, we form a research framework and propose hypotheses around the research question. Next, we report the results of the field research, prototype design, and user study. The prototypes run in mobile browsers and are tested on virtual reality goggles with smartphones attached. Based on the results, we discuss the design of interactivity and immersion, the design’s impacts on consumer learning and game experience as well as the correlation between game experience and consumer learning. The main contributions of the work are an original research framework and a set of design considerations that can be utilized to evaluate and improve the effectiveness of in- game advertisements for virtual reality games. Vi presenterar en tidig utforskning av reklam i spelet för virtuell verklighet-spel. Studien undersöker hur interaktivitet och inlevelse påverkar konsumentlärande och - spelupplevelse. Först etableras en teoretisk grund för att förstå interaktivitet och inlevelse i virtuella spelmiljöer. Sedan skapas ett ramverk för forskning samt hypoteser kring frågeställningen. Sedan rapporterar vi resultaten från fältforskning, prototyp och användarstudie. Prototyperna körs i mobila webbläsare och testas på virtuell verklighet- glasögon med smartphones inuti. Baserat på resultaten, diskuteras utformning av interaktivitet och inlevelse, dess effekter på konsumentlärande och -spelupplevelse, samt sambandet mellan spelupplevelse och konsumentlärande. De viktigaste bidragen från arbetet är ett ramverk för forskning och en uppsättning av designöverväganden som kan användas för att utvärdera och förbättra effektiviteten hos reklam i virtuell verklighet-spel.

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Svensson, Mikael. "Fusing Reality with the Virtual Reality of a Serious Game." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2010. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-38411.

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Real world military and civilian training causes hundreds of lethal accidents each year around the world. Until now the reality has been impossible to replace in civilian and military training. But with the emergence of serious games combined with the latest advances in 3d simulated environments Bohemia Interactive developed the COTS (Commercially Of The Shelf) game VBS2(Virtual BattleSpace 2). BAE Systems Hägglunds’ goal with this thesis is to investigate the potential of using VBS2 as the simulation platform in a new cost effective and realistic vehicle training systems. The major focus of this thesis is to find a way to control vehicles in VBS2. After evaluating the tools available during this thesis project DSF (Device Simulation Framework) is chosen to control VBS2. DSF is used to solve the problem by simulating a USB HID Joystick which controls VBS2 through DirectInput. This thesis therefore contains an in-depth study of the USB2.0 protocol, the HID protocol, and the DSF framework. The thesis shows in the end a prototype that can control VBS2 or any other game that supports DirectInput. The thesis also reveals a general design of the core of the vehicle trainer that connects the hardware simulator SimBas with VBS2.

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Payette, Steve. "Playing with Reality: Frame Valuations and the 2012 Alternate Reality Game." Thèse, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2011. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/20482.

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Alternate reality games (ARG) are a relatively new type of game that distributes game content across several media without explicitly identifying that content as part of a game. While players benefit from this aesthetically immersive experience the type of game has the potential to cause confusion over the status of its dispersed content as real or as part of a game. This thesis offers a case study of the 2012 game. The case is contextualized within the disciplines of media studies and games studies, in a wider digital culture where the ubiquity of technology converges to user experience design. A theoretical framework based on Charles S. Peirce’s semiotic, supplemented by Erving Goffman’s frame analysis and James J. Liszka’s transvaluation theory is used to explain the ARG’s problematic relation to the experience of reality.

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Gustav, During. "Evaluating game experience when using augment reality : In real time strategy games." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Institutionen för kreativa teknologier, 2015. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-10938.

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Context. Augmented reality (AR) is a technology that uses the camera to display what is seen on the screen and adds digital informationover the picture. This study analyses how augmented reality mightaect game experience when applied to real time strategy games. Objectives. Evaluate the available development tools, to implementthe game prototype and the AR interaction. Then develop interactive methods for AR and traditional version. Create a basic articialintelligence, design the experiment to evaluate game experience, completion time and score. Methods. The experiment were executed after implementation of thegame, in this the participant played both the traditional and augmented reality version of the same game. Before starting to play participant lled out a pre inquiry about their previous experience withgames, tablets and computers. After playing they answered a postinquiry with questions about the game. The comparing experimentwas conducted with several participants in a controlled environment. Results. The results show that most participants thought that theAR version had an interesting mechanic and that the game experiencehad been enhanced when compared to the PC version. However theparticipants thought the controls where better on the PC. Conclusions. The results indicated that the game experience basedon player performance, decreased in the AR version and that the controls were better on the PC. The participants thought that the PCversion was a little easier to play. However about 71% of the participants thought the game experience on the AR version was interestingbecause they could move around while playing. The most enjoyableversion of the game varied a lot between participants, having a slightpreference for the PC version of the game. However, participantsmanifested an interest in playing a sequel of the game in the AR version.

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Andersen, Kat L. "Lonely Game." ScholarWorks@UNO, 2019. https://scholarworks.uno.edu/td/2686.

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Lonely Gameis a collection of short stories exploring different manifestations and consequences of loneliness. Secondary thematic elements include perceptions based on unique life experiences, and how different perspectives play with one’s concept of reality.

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Rösler, Amanda. "Augmented Reality Games on the iPhone." Thesis, Blekinge Tekniska Högskola, Sektionen för datavetenskap och kommunikation, 2009. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:bth-3255.

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Augmented reality opens up a lot of possibilities for new types of games, where the real and the virtual world are mixed. Despite this, augmented reality games are still not very common, probably due to the fact that head-mounted displays (which are often used for augmented reality) are expensive. However, in recent years mobile phones have become more and more powerful, and since many of them have built-in cameras and rather large screens, they are a potential platform for augmented reality games. This thesis explores some of the problems and possibilities associated with the creation of augmented reality games for the Apple iPhone. In order to do that, a multi-player augmented reality game for the iPhone was implemented, and then a number of performance tests and a user study were conducted. The most important conclusion that was reached is that performance is a definite problem when creating augmented reality games for the iPhone. Augmented reality (förstärkt/utökad verklighet) öppnar upp nya möjligheter för spel där den virtuella världen kombineras med den verkliga. Trots detta så finns det inte många augmented reality-spel tillgängliga, vilket kan bero på att head-mounted displays (som ofta använda till augmented reality) är dyra och inte särskilt lätt att få tag på. Mobiltelefoner är däremot väldigt lättillgängliga och de senaste åren har de blivit mer och mer kraftfulla. Eftersom många av dem dessutom har inbyggda videokameror och relativt stora skärmar, så har mobiltelefoner blivit en potentiell plattform för augmented reality-spel. Denna rapport utforskar några av de problem och möjligheter som är associerade med skapandet av augmented reality-spel för Apples mobiltelefon, iPhone. Ett multi-player augmented reality-spel implementerades för iPhone, och sedan genomfördes ett antal prestanda-tester och en användarstudie. Den viktigaste slutsatsen som drogs var att prestanda är ett stort problem när man skapar augmented reality-spel för iPhone.

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Tobar, Muñoz Hendrys Fabián. "Supporting technology for augmented reality game-based learning." Doctoral thesis, Universitat de Girona, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10803/450519.

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In this thesis, Augmented Reality Game-Based Learning (ARGBL) is explored and arguments are given in favor of its application in the classrooms. The thesis explores the concept and proposes technologies, theories and recommendations to help teachers and designers to include it in their learning activities. Here, the thesis shows a state of art on AR and GBL showing the previous works that support its application. This state of art also shows the strategies that have been used to design and create AR and GBL experiences An exploratory scenario is shown where an ARGBL game was used for a reading comprehension activity in a classroom; an AR book involving a game was used. The thesis proposes a method named “Co-CreARGBL” that is meant to guide teachers and professional designers in the creation, deployment and evaluation of ARGBL experiences. Finally. the thesis argues for the validity of the method En esta tesis el Aprendizaje Basado en Juegos con Realidad Aumentada (ARGBL) se explora y se presentan argumentos en favor de su aplicación. La tesis explora el concepto y propone tecnologías, teorías y recomendaciones que ayudan a profesores y diseñadores a incluir el ARGBL en sus actividades de aprendizaje. Contiene un estado del arte en AR y GBL mostrando conceptos y trabajos relacionados. Este estado del arte también muestra estrategias que han sido usadas para diseñar y crear experiencias de AR y GBL. Se describe un escenario exploratorio donde un juego ARGBL fue usado en una actividad de comprensión de lectura en un salón de clase; un libro con AR que incluía un juego fue desarrollado y usado. La tesis propone un método para guiar a profesores y diseñadores en la creación, despliegue y evaluación de experiencias ARGBL. Finalmente, la tesis argumenta en favor de la validez del método

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Schmeckpeper, Benjamin Arthur. "Outdoor augmented reality n-th game editing suite." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2007. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/41669.

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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2007. Includes bibliographical references (p. 57). OARnGES was developed to be a comprehensive Augmented Reality game development tool. Augmented Reality provides players a view of the real world augmented with virtual characters and information. Augmented Reality has proved to be a valuable educational tool, but bridging the gap between experimental game engines and in-class deployment has proved difficult. OARnGES attempts to close that gap by removing the technical barriers of game development. The Augmented Reality engine framework is still in flux and OARnGES provides a stabilizing layer between the developer and the platform. by Benjamin Arthur Schmeckpeper. M.Eng.

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Papadopoulos, Savvas. "Effects of in-game advertising on brand awareness in virtual reality game interactions." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-280826.

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Advertisers keep seeking new ways to target a wider audience while game developers are trying to monetize their game. This study investigates how Virtual Reality (VR) interactions influence user's sense of presence and brand awareness; specifically brand recall and brand recognition. A 2 (familiar/unfamiliar brands) x 2 (high/low game interactions) between subject design user study was created where 40 participants were recruited to participate in a self-made Virtual Reality game built in Unity. The game objective was to walk through a virtual city and locate the stadium while passing by billboards with static advertisements which the users were not informed about. The data have been collected through post and pre-experiment surveys in addition to two memory tests; brand recall and brand recognition. The results show that users that have the option to interact more with the VR environment can have a slight increase in their sense of presence as well as their recognition to both familiar and unfamiliar brands. Virtual reality in-game advertising can make advertisers unlock new audiences who can not target with traditional media while developers can unlock new revenue streams through entire gaming sessions without disrupting the user experience. Marknadsförare letar ständigt efter nya vägar att nå ut till en bredare målgrupp samtidigt som spelutvecklare strävar efter att utveckla spel som genererar inkomster. Denna studie undersöker hur interaktioner i Virtual Reality (VR) påverkar användares känsla av närvaro och medvetenhet gällande varumärken; specifikt vad gäller varumärkesåterkallelse och varumärkesigenkänning. En 2 (kända/okända varumärken) x 2 (hög/låg spelinteraktion) mellan-ämnesdesign har använts i en användarstudie där 40 deltagare rekryterades till att delta i ett egentillverkat VR-spel skapat i Unity. Spelet gick ut på att gå genom en virtuell stad för att hitta Stadion och samtidigt passera skyltar med statisk reklam som användaren inte informerades om i förväg. Data har samlats in genom undersökningar före och efter experimentet och två minnestester har genomförts; varumärkesåterkallelse och varumärkesigenkänning. Resultaten visar att användare som har möjlighet att interagera i större utsträckning med VR-miljön kan ha en ökad känsla av närvaro och igenkänning av kända och okända varumärken. Genom att marknadsföra i VR in-game kan marknadsförare nå ut till nya målgrupper de inte når via vanlig media samtidigt som spelutvecklare kan skapa nya inkomstströmmar i spelsessioner utan att störa användarupplevelsen.

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De, Beer J. W. (Koos). "Analysing alternate reality games based on game design theory to propose a conceptual framework." Diss., University of Pretoria, 2015. http://hdl.handle.net/2263/57176.

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The aim of this research is to develop a conceptual framework for alternate reality games based on game design theory. Alternate reality games or ARGs are a unique form of game that enables people to collaboratively play a game that is not a game in the context of the real world. To understand ARGs one needs to understand what differentiates them from other types of games as well as what makes them games. The research investigates existing literature of alternate reality games as well literature in the field of game studies to develop a set of characteristics for alternate reality games based on game design theory. Case studies are done on three different ARGs and summaries for the games are created. The phenomena in the summaries are placed into categories and subcategories. The categories and subcategories are developed by analysing the game summaries using constant comparative analysis. Using the categories, subcategories and the relationship between them, diagrams are created for each of the studied ARGs. A detailed analysis of each game is done and a summary diagram is created for each game. The summary diagrams are then combined to create a generalizable diagram for ARGs. The combination of the theoretical framework developed during the literature study together with the generalizable diagram from the analysis of the three games are then combined to create a conceptual framework. The conceptual framework creates a deeper understanding of ARGs and the various phenomena found within them by building on game design theory found in the field of game studies. The conceptual framework can aid in the creation of ARGs as well as enable the further analysis of these games. Dissertation (MIS)--University of Pretoria, 2015. tm2016 Information Science MIS Unrestricted

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Garrido, Randy A. "A real-time rope model suitable for game engine usage." Thesis, Monterey, Calif. : Springfield, Va. : Naval Postgraduate School ; Available from National Technical Information Service, 2004. http://library.nps.navy.mil/uhtbin/hyperion/04Sep%5FGarrido.pdf.

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Thesis (M.S. in Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation)--Naval Postgraduate School, Sept. 2004. Thesis advisor(s): Michael J. Zyda. Includes bibliographical references (p. 59). Also available online.

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Wang, Chiu Ni. "Challenges of a Pose Computation Augmented Reality Game Application." The Ohio State University, 2011. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1308343661.

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Nilsen, Trond. "Guidelines for the Design of Augmented Reality Strategy Games." Thesis, University of Canterbury. Computer Science and Software Engineering, 2006. http://hdl.handle.net/10092/1109.

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With augmented reality, we can create interfaces that merge virtual objects and data seamlessly with the real world, potentially improving collaboration and interaction. This technology offers opportunities for games, allowing new designs that merge the diverse social and physical interaction of real world games with rapid interactivity and computing power of digital games. To date, research has primarily focused on issues of technology, interaction design, and nfrastructure; the design of compelling play has received little attention. We play games because they are enjoyable; therefore, in order to create attractive games, we must understand enjoyment. In games, engagement, social interaction, and emotional involvement are among the most common causes. We can design for engagement in play using Csikszentmihalyi's model of 'flow'; for social play by making communication easy, natural, and useful; and emotional involvement by understanding the mechanisms by which games stimulate us. Alongside an understanding of enjoyment, lessons must be drawn from design experience. AR Tankwar is an augmented reality strategy game developed over the course of this thesis, and has been evaluated in the field at a large games convention, and in a detailed comparative study with existing games on tabletop and desktop PC. Evaluations revealed predictable limitations with the technology, but also provided insight into how designers can make best use of the medium. Based on these activities, and existing knowledge of interaction and collaboration in augmented reality, this thesis addresses compelling play in augmented reality by developing a set of design guidelines for augmented reality games, with particular focus on strategy games.

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Alrehaili, Enas Abdulrahman. "A Virtual Reality Role-Playing Serious Game for Experiential Learning." Thesis, Université d'Ottawa / University of Ottawa, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10393/37901.

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Educational systems can benefit from Virtual Reality’s (VR) ability to support experiential learning. In particular, VR based games, especially role-playing serious games (RPGs), can promote learning through the simulation of various educational scenarios. This thesis proposes an immersive VR-RPG to educate players about the behavior of honeybees. The player adopts the role of a honeybee and experiences a virtual world mimicking the real one from the honeybee’s perspective. Unlike most studies in educational VR, we assess the impact of immersion on knowledge gain by testing the players’ knowledge on the subject before, immediately after, and one week following the use of the system. We also compare the proposed system with both a conventional and a desktop VR-RPG approach. The results indicate that students significantly gained knowledge in all methods compared to the pre-test. We found that the immersion level for both tested VR-RPGs did not have a significant effect on learning. However, the study showed an improvement in knowledge retention for the desktop VR-RPG users compared to those of the conventional method. Moreover, the results revealed that users of the immersive and desktop VR-RPGs were more motivated and engaged compared to those of the conventional method.

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Bailie, Brian Jacob-Paul. "Everquest, reality, and postmodern theories of community." CSUSB ScholarWorks, 2007. https://scholarworks.lib.csusb.edu/etd-project/3254.

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EverQuest is a multiplayer online role playing game that serves as a practical incarnation of life as a cyborg in a posthuman community. Using cultural materialsim, this thesis demonstrates how the words of EverQuest interactants - from message boards, interviews, and player in-game communications - construct the world of EverQuest and the roles of the interactants as its citizens. More specifically, this thesis will argue that the EverQuest world serves to reify the ideas of consumer capitalism that informs the "real" world, even as EverQuest itself promises an escape from that world.

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Wang, Huiting. "How Will Different Control/Display Ratios Influence Muscle Fatigue and Game Experience in Virtual Reality Games?" Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2016. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-192838.

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The dramatic evolvement of Virtual Reality (VR) technique in recent years has enabled a rapid growth of VR games. In order to provide intuitive interaction with a virtual world, VR hand controllers were developed. Since this kind of controller is based on hand movement, the risk of getting fatigued becomes very high. However, little current research has addressed the impact of fatigue generated by VR hand controllers. In this study, the influence of different Control/Display (C/D) ratios of hand controllers on muscle fatigue and the game experience in VR games was explored. Based on an established mobile VR fishing game, a test scenario was developed which uses Oculus Rift and Oculus Touch hand controller. A user study was conducted with 24 participants. The between subjects design was applied which spans three groups experiencing fishing with different C/D ratios (1.0, 0.5, 0.1 respectively). During the test, self- perceived fatigue data as well as game experience data was collected. The results showed that the fatigue was reduced gradually along with the decreasing of the C/D ratio, while different C/D ratios produced an impact on game experience depending on the margin between the exact ratio and 1.0. Based on the results, some implications for the design of VR games were introduced. De senaste årens stora intresse och fokuserade utveckling av tekniken för virtual reality (VR) har resulterat i en motsvarande utveckling av VR-spel. De tidigare använda kontrollerna (såsom mus/tangentbord eller spelkontroll) har visat sig inte vara tillräckliga utan det har utvecklats särskilda handkontroller för just VR för att intuitivt kunna interagera med en virtuell värld. Eftersom en sådan typ av kontroll baseras på handrörelser finns det en stor risk för att användarna att drabbas av muskeltrötthet. Det finns däremot mycket lite aktuell forskning med just detta fokus. I denna studie undersöks hur olika Control/Display (C/D)-förhållanden för VR-handkontroller påverkar muskeltröttheten och spelupplevelsen av VR-spel. Baserat på ett etablerat fiskespel i VR, skapades ett test-scenario som använde Oculus Rift och Oculus Touch (handkontrollen). Därefter genomfördes en användarstudie med 24 deltagare. Deltagarna var uppdelade i tre grupper och varje grupp testade spelet med olika C/D förhållanden (1.0, 0.5 och 0.1). Deltagarens egen uppfattning av trötthet, samt spelupplevelse, samlades in under användartesten. Resultaten visar att tröttheten minskar med minskande C/D-förhållande, samt att spelupplevelsen påverkas av C/D- förhållandet beroende på relationen mellan det exakta förhållandet och 1.0. Utifrån resultaten ges också några förslag för design av VR-spel.

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Kuru, Muhammed Furkan. "A Script Based Modular Game Engine Framework For Augmented Reality Applications." Master's thesis, METU, 2009. http://etd.lib.metu.edu.tr/upload/3/12611037/index.pdf.

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Augmented Reality (AR) is a technology which blends virtual and real worlds. The technology has various potential application domains such as broadcasting, architecture, manufacturing, and entertainment. As the tempting developments in AR technology continues, the solutions for rapid creation of AR applications become crucial. This thesis presents an AR application development framework with scripting capability as a solution for rapid application development and rapid prototyping in AR. The proposed AR framework shares several components with game engines. Thus, the framework is designed as an extension of a game engine. The components of the framework are designed to be changable in a plug-in system. The proposed framework provides the developers with the ability of agile coding through the scripting language. Our solution embeds a dynamic scripting programming language (Python) in a strictly typed static programming language (C++) in order to achieve both agility and performance. The communication between the AR framework components and the scripting programming language is established through a messaging mechanism.

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Trimailovas, Igoris. "MagMAR. Collaborative, Mobile Augmented Reality supported game with player generated content." Thesis, Norges teknisk-naturvitenskapelige universitet, Institutt for datateknikk og informasjonsvitenskap, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:no:ntnu:diva-23432.

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Playing games in the museums enabled teachers to engage young museum visitors in the museum experience more deeply and made the place seem more fun. Aim of these games is to encourage the young visitors to investigate the museum on their own and learn some new information in more informal way. However these games usually have predefined content and are played using pen and paper, both becoming less appealing to the younger generation.This work aims at investigating how todays technologies can make these games more appealing to the younger generation while still providing some level of educational content. In particular the main goal is to study if removing the predefined content from a collaborative game and allowing the players to create their own game content will provide sufficient levels of motivation and engagement for the intended end users. Secondary goal is to study if Mobile Augmented Reality is accepted and useful technology to create a link between real and digital worlds in a museum setting.The outcome of this work is an analysis of a game that allows the players to create their own game content, connected to the particular museum the game is played in and an implementation of such a game that uses Augmented Reality as a link between digital and real world. Followed by analysis of a Web Interface that allows the supervisor of the game to control some of the content and monitor the players game progress in real time. A detailed implementation documentation of the prototype is provided that supports the provided storyboard. A usability study was performed to reveal limitation of the prototype and the design of the game itself. The game prototype as well as the prototype of the Web interface were used in a field experiment with intended end users at the Museo Del 900 in Milan. The results of the field experiment were the basis for the project evaluation.A workshop paper based on the work done in this thesis has been submitted at the MasIE workshop in collaboration with my supervisor Monica Divitini, my co-advisor Ines Di Loreto and Micaela Mander.The conclusions of the work might be of use to researchers working on a similar problems or might serve as a base for longitudinal research to assess academical gains of such an application.

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Fan, Jing M. Eng Massachusetts Institute of Technology. "Designing a tutorial for a multiplatform and multiplayer virtual reality game." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2019. https://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/121670.

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This electronic version was submitted by the student author. The certified thesis is available in the Institute Archives and Special Collections. Thesis: M. Eng., Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, 2019 Cataloged from student-submitted PDF version of thesis. Includes bibliographical references (pages 72-73). In order to explore the role of virtual reality (VR) in education, the Collaborative Learning Environment in Virtual Reality (CLEVR) team is building a multiplatform and multiplayer game, Cellverse, that targets high school biology students. The game familiarizes players with cellular organelles and processes as well as encourages them to collaborate to achieve a goal. Due to the novelty of VR and the intricacy of the game, a tutorial is useful to introduce the rules and objectives of the game, and to provide an even playing field to players with various gaming and VR experiences. This thesis presents the design, implementation, and user test procedures and results of the tutorial. Specifically, it discusses the considerations around key design decisions, the problems found in user tests, and the solutions used to resolve such problems. In addition to the implementation of a tutorial for the Cellverse game, this thesis contributed towards the exploration of creating a tutorial that first works with individual players and then brings them together to collaborate from both in and out of VR. by Jing Fan. M. Eng. M.Eng. Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science

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Cheung, Priscilla 1980. "Charles River City : an educational augmented reality simulation pocket PC game." Thesis, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 2003. http://hdl.handle.net/1721.1/27096.

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Thesis (M. Eng.)--Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Dept. of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, February 2004. Includes bibliographical references (p. 79). This thesis has designed and implemented Charles River City, an educational, location-based augmented reality simulation game that uses Pocket PC devices and GPS technology. As mobile devices and processing power become more common and affordable, high school teachers can take advantage of these technological advances to explore new channels for teaching and motivating students. The Charles River City game seeks to engage middle to high school students in learning science in a fun and innovative way. The story and background in the game is loosely based on a previous work called River City, a desktop multi-player virtual simulation game. In Charles River City, students work in teams to investigate the cause of several illnesses in a virtual town. Through interviewing virtual characters, gathering water samples, and analyzing collected data, students learn to think and solve problems as a scientist would. A test run of the game shows that the simulation game is an effective teaching tool that gives students a hands on experience in solving a real world problem that is fun and challenging. by Priscilla Cheung. M.Eng.

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Malko, Anastasia. "A study of the reality game show concept “Survivor” : how national identities are represented in a transnational reality format." Thesis, Södertörns högskola, Institutionen för kultur och lärande, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:sh:diva-21726.

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Since TV became the most influential medium globally, the media content followed and as a result, a variety of programmes became international. When it came to entertainment, reality game show Survivor became a pioneer in crossing national borders when the programme’s format was licensed and sold worldwide. The ability of a single reality TV show format to appeal to different nations is remarkable and noteworthy, which consequently makes it an interesting field of research. Therefore, this essay focuses on analysing the narrative structures of the Survivor format productions in Sweden, the USA and Russia in pursuance of revealing representations and reproductions of the nations. It answers the questions about the narrative structures of the programmes, as well as about their common construction, and describes how the national identities are portrayed in a transnational reality game show format. In order to make the study extensive but at the same time significant, a structural narrative analysis with a comparative approach was chosen as a method. The selection was based on the importance of analysing the content of narratives in order to comprehend their illustrations of reality and, among other things, national identities. Mainly referring to a theory of nations as “imagined communities” and a theory about “banal nationalism”, the essay presents an analysis of the narrative structures. These structures, in their turn, expose the nation-specific elements that represent and reproduce the idea of nation. It is argued that national expressions are in general based on traditions and rituals of the nations. These representations are frequently unnoticed in everyday life; however they become noteworthy in the context of reality TV game shows such as Survivor.

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Reayat, Irfan. "Reconciling rhetoric and reality : putting "development" at the centre of the game." Thesis, University of British Columbia, 2013. http://hdl.handle.net/2429/44410.

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The thesis looks into factors that have resulted in the failure of Washington Consensus policies prescribed by International Financial Institutions (IFIs). The IFIs consider free trade, investment, privatization, and deregulation as key to removing impediments to the development of host countries. From a Law and Development perspective, the thesis argues for review of these policies, and suggests reforms in the institutional design, governance, and redefined role of IFIs and national governments. At host countries’ current stage of development the adoption of free trade policies based on comparative advantage will lock them in dead end professions or industries with low rates of return, and they will no longer be competitive in industrial production and international trade. After providing historical analysis of the economic policies of the developed countries the thesis argues that developed countries selectively adopted free trade to achieve their economic goals. The developing countries should also selectively structure creative protectionist and free trade policies. The thesis presents Pakistan as a case study and argues that in Pakistan’s specific non-economic circumstances IFIs need to acknowledge the redefined role of the state and facilitate a rule based, institutionalized, public-private partnership model. If privatization and deregulation are considered a panacea to address Pakistan’s governance and development problems, then it needs to be done in the right way. The thesis conducts comparative analysis of privatization and deregulation in the telecommunication and banking sectors of Pakistan, Poland, Hungary, and the Czech Republic, and highlights the importance of legal and institutional design in the pre- and post-privatization eras to achieve the desired goals. In the light of the comparative studies the thesis argues for reforms in the Privatization Act and incorporation of an Appellate Court/Tribunal to review privatization transactions in Pakistan. The thesis argues that instead of ranking host countries on the pace of their privatization, the IFIs rank them on how they privatize by incorporating good governance principles in conditions associated with their development mandate. The IFIs need to follow good governance in their own governance structure as well through proper representation of developing countries.

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Lam, Benny, and Jakob Nilsson. "Creating Good User Experience in a Hand-Gesture-Based Augmented Reality Game." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Institutionen för datavetenskap, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-156878.

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The dissemination of new innovative technology requires feasibility and simplicity. The problem with marker-based augmented reality is similar to glove-based hand gesture recognition: they both require an additional component to function. This thesis investigates the possibility of combining markerless augmented reality together with appearance-based hand gesture recognition by implementing a game with good user experience. The methods employed in this research consist of a game implementation and a pre-study meant for measuring interactive accuracy and precision, and for deciding upon which gestures should be utilized in the game. A test environment was realized in Unity using ARKit and Manomotion SDK. Similarly, the implementation of the game used the same development tools. However, Blender was used for creating the 3D models. The results from 15 testers showed that the pinching gesture was the most favorable one. The game was evaluated with a System Usability Scale (SUS) and received a score of 70.77 among 12 game testers, which indicates that the augmented reality game, which interaction method is solely based on bare-hands, can be quite enjoyable.

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Rapakko, S. (Sami), and O. (Olli) Törrönen. "The factors of motion sickness:developing Janitor Run, the virtual reality scooter game." Bachelor's thesis, University of Oulu, 2019. http://jultika.oulu.fi/Record/nbnfioulu-201906062477.

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Abstract. This bachelor’s thesis presents a study on the effects of motion sickness, vection and nausea in the context of virtual reality environments through a developed virtual reality kick scooting game called Janitor Run VR. The main research problems to be studied were which of the many aspects of virtual reality games induce motion sickness and nausea, and how these negative effects can be mitigated or eliminated. The methods used were twofold. First, a brief literature review was conducted on the history, best practices and common problems on virtual reality. Then, a two-phased evaluation was conducted, where participants were asked to try the developed game and give feedback on the studied negative effects through an interview and a questionnaire. The results gathered from 12 different participants on each evaluation phase seem to indicate, that there is a link between the perceived discomfort and motion sickness with a more realistic motion scheme and the use of sound effects and background music.Matkapahoinvoinnin tekijät : virtuaalitodellisuuspotkulautailupelin, Janitor Runin, kehittäminen. Tiivistelmä. Tämä kandidaatintyö tuo esille tutkimuksen matkapahoinvointiin ja vektion virtuaalitodellisuudessa kehitetyn virtuaalitodellisuuspotkulautapelin, Janitor Run VR:n, kautta. Kandidaatintyön päätutkimusongelmat käsittelevät sitä, kuinka virtuaalitodellisuuspelit saavat aikaan pahoinvointia ja kuinka niiden haitallisia vaikutuksia voidaan vähentää tai eliminoida. Tutkimuksessa käytettiin kahta tutkimusmenetelmää. Ensin suoritettiin lyhyt kirjallisuuskatsaus virtuaalitodellisuuden historiasta, parhaista käytäntötavoista sekä yleisistä ongelmista. Sen jälkeen toisena menetelmänä käytettiin kaksivaiheista evaluaatiota, joissa molemmissa kerättiin palautetta 12 osallistujilta tutkittuihin negatiivisiin vaikutuksiin haastattelun ja kyselyn avulla. Tutkimuksen tulokset näyttävät osoittavan linkin havaitun pahoinvoinnin, realistisen liikkumisen sekä äänitehosteiden ja taustamusiikin kanssa.

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Herrera, Benjamin A. "The edge of reality: A contemporary analysis of the video game culture." Scholarly Commons, 2015. https://scholarlycommons.pacific.edu/uop_etds/200.

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This thesis explores the contemporary world of video games and analyzes why people engage with single player and multiplayer video game experiences. Based on the uses and gratifications framework, this study examines how college students are engaging with video games and if they prefer single player or online multiplayer video games. Focus groups were conducted with college students to explore the video game culture. The results demonstrated that participants preferred single player video games due to less interruption from social interactions with online multiplayer games, but also to avoid harassment and negative criticisms that continue to plague online multiplayer experiences. Results also suggest that participants seek solitude while engaging with video games in order to become immersed within the game for a more relaxed and fun experience. Gratification dimensions were included from previous research including: arousal, challenge, competition, diversion, fantasy, and social interaction. Several new dimensions not matching previous research were discovered in the data that provided new perspectives on why players engage with single player video games. The participants discussed that single player video games could be played at their own pace, stopped at any time, and then continue their experience at their leisure. Participants were also researching and anticipating new game projects from their favorite developers. Additionally, participants suggest that if the developers made video games they enjoy playing, then the participants would continue to support and follow their future game projects.

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Eklund, Anton, Axel Nygårds, and David Smeds. "GeoFort: Mobile Game for Motivating Physical Activity using Gamification and Augmented Reality." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informationsteknologi, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-355812.

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With technology continuing to advance, a lot of everyday tasks are becoming easier to perform and less physically demanding. However, as a result of this, peoples lives are also becoming more sedentary. There is a need for motivating people to be more active. The project's solution to this problem was to develop a mobile game application which made use of Augmented Reality (AR) technology together with GPS to be able to set the outdoor world as the playing field. Along with using the science of gamification, we strove to create a gameplay that encourages players to continue to play. The resulting game makes the player move outdoors to be able to progress within the game. This feature of the game counteracts sedentary behavior. The results suggest that the use of gamification is an important aspect of making a game that players find fun and motivating. The AR technology was less important and needs more functions than just being able to view 3D-models. Med fortsatta avancemang inom teknologi, blir vardagliga uppgifter lättare att utföra och mindre fysiskt ansträngande. Dock som ett resultat av detta blir människors vardag mer stillasittande. Det finns ett behov av att motivera människor till att bli mer aktiva. Projektets lösning till detta problem var att utveckla ett spel till mobiltelefoner som använde sig av Augmented Reality teknologi ihop med GPS för att sätta upp världen utomhus som spelplan. Tillsammans med vetenskapen om spelifiering, strävade vi efter att skapa en spelupplevelse som uppmuntrar spelare att fortsätta att spela. Det resulterande spelet kräver att spelare rör på sig utomhus för att kunna nå framsteg inom spelet. Denna aspekt av spelet motverkar stillasittande beteende. Resultaten föreslår att användningen av spelifiering är en viktig aspekt i skapandet av ett spel som spelare finner roligt och motiverande. Användningen av AR-teknologi var mindre viktig och behöver fler funktioner än att bara kunna visa 3D-modeller.

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Sundström, Emil. "Shared Augmented Reality : Developing a Multiplayer AR Mobile Game to Study Playability." Thesis, Luleå tekniska universitet, Institutionen för system- och rymdteknik, 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:ltu:diva-75952.

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The purpose of this study has been to investigate if the Pervasive GameFlow Model is suitable for evaluating Player Experience in Augmented Reality games. The work has described a deﬁnition of Augmented Reality, how it generally operates and reviewed common challenges when developing Augmented Reality applications. A prototype game has been developed, based on a previous concept of merging board games with computer games using Augmented Reality. After development, the game has been tested with a method based on the Pervasive GameFlow Model. Results showed the model to be suitable for future tests and evaluations, but did not produce data for evolving the game design. Generating such data would require execution of additional testing methods. Syftet med denna studie har varit att undersöka om Pervasive GameFlow Modellen är lämplig för att utvärdera spelarupplevelse i Augmented Reality-spel. Arbetet har beskrivit en deﬁnition av Augmented Reality, hur det generellt fungerar och granskat vanliga utmaningar vid utveckling av Augmented Reality-applikationer. Ett prototypspel har utvecklats, baserat på ett tidigare koncept för att slå samman brädspel med datorspel med hjälp av Augmented Reality. Efter utveckling har spelet testats med en metod baserad på Pervasive GameFlow Modellen. Resultat visade att modellen var lämplig för framtida tester och utvärderingar, men producerade inte data för att utveckla speldesignen. Generering av sådan data skulle kräva utförande av ytterligare testmetoder.

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Morales, Matthew. "Concerning Virtual Reality and Corporealized Media: Exploring Video Game Aesthetics and Phenomenology." Scholar Commons, 2018. https://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/7343.

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Since the birth of the New Hollywood blockbuster out of the Hollywood Renaissance in the 1970s, popular moving image media has continually exhibited an intense interest in play with Newtonian physics and tactile, immediate experience. As the entertainment industry has moved further away from analog and celluloid and deeper into a digital media space, we have begun to see new a new breed of media project that differently engages with our sensorium in order to newly use (and abuse) this interest. I term this digital media project “corporealized media.” Corporealized media, as I define it, refers to media that includes, but is not limited to, the current undertaking in virtual reality technology and other media that has the primary focus of calling attention to or recognizing the user’s physicality, corporeal form, and embodiment. Through phenomenological readings of contemporary corporealized works, I suggest that current popular use of corporealized media is potentially dangerous and inhibiting to society. It has the ability not just to inform aesthetics, but also to shape our greater understanding of our potential connections to others. Instead of embracing physical contraction, we should aim to collectively accept the possible expansion that abstraction in media allows.

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Xiong, Jing. "The Palace of Monarch." Digital WPI, 2018. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/352.

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Enter The Palace of the Monarch to experience Chinese horror and mystery in a fully realized virtual reality game. Follow a trail of cryptic letters and portraits, solving many unique puzzles in ever more extraordinary placesâ€”this is a mysterious journey where knowledge meets myth. This fully immersive game asks the player, in the role of the first son of House of Lin, to return to an ancient palace to fulfill solve a mystery. This game is unique to Western markets, bringing Chinese culture, history, writing, and horror sensibility and coupling this with a carefully designed and paced mystery that is told through discoveries in the game world. Ultimately, players will unveil the hidden secrets of the palace. Through research on environmental storytelling, human computer interaction, and game puzzle design, we want to provide the game with fascinating and immersive VR experience.

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Zhu, Bolin. "The Palace of Monarch." Digital WPI, 2018. https://digitalcommons.wpi.edu/etd-theses/350.

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Enter The Palace of the Monarch to experience Chinese horror and mystery in a fully realized virtual reality game. Follow a trail of cryptic letters and portraits, solving many unique puzzles in ever more extraordinary places€”this is a mysterious journey where knowledge meets myth. This fully immersive game asks the player, in the role of the first son of House of Lin, to return to an ancient palace to fulfill solve a mystery. This game is unique to Western markets, bringing Chinese culture, history, writing, and horror sensibility and coupling this with a carefully designed and paced mystery that is told through discoveries in the game world. Ultimately, players will unveil the hidden secrets of the palace. Through research on environmental storytelling, human computer interaction, and game puzzle design, we want to provide the game with fascinating and immersive VR experience.

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Pettersson, Sebastian. "The Effects Of Physical Movement In Virtual Reality With The Use Of Heart Rate Biofeedback Interaction As A Game Mechanic." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för datavetenskap och medieteknik (DM), 2021. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-105941.

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This thesis explores the use of heart rate as a biofeedback game mechanic control in combination with physical movement in a Virtual reality (VR) environment using either teleportation, or a VR treadmill. A literature review, surveys, expert interviews, semi-structured interviews and a VR prototype were created. The prototype was iterated three times, and tested using the A-B method with 57 participants. The Polar H10 was used for the heart rate monitoring of the participants. The readings of the heart rate values were received via a script in Python in order to extract raw heart rate data from the participant in real time and sent to the prototype in Unity. It includes different interaction functionalities, a teleportation system, and a grabbing system from the SteamVR asset pack, a walk function using the Omnideck from Omnifinity, and includes assets from Unity for the graphics and sound. From the results and analysis of the data from the prototype, it can be interpreted that using some sort of movement in VR enhances the participants engagement and immersiveness in the environment. While heart rate biofeedback control enhances the VR experience, adding physical walking using treadmills improves it even more.

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Mattiasson, Jesper, and Dongsheng Lu. "How does Head Mounted Displays affect users' expressed sense of in-game enjoyment." Thesis, Uppsala universitet, Institutionen för informatik och media, 2013. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:uu:diva-202692.

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In recent years, the rapid development of new head-mounted display technology (HMDs) for gaming provides usage opportunities for the mass market. A kickstarter project initiated by a well-known HMD developer Oculus Rift inspired our study. The main purpose of this study was to find out how a HMD will affect user’s expressed level of enjoyment. The method utilized in this study was a quantitative research method based on a research experiment. The thesis reports on a comparative study, in which the same game is played both with and without a HMD. Based on the analysis of our collected data, the results showed that playing games with a HMD does really give a boost in user’s enjoyment level. This may seem as a reasonable conclusion because the HMDs can provide the user with a more realistic and completely immersive in-game environment. Unfortunately there were some limitations in our study, one of the most crucial one was that the hardware was outdated, which significantly affected the reliability of the test results. For future prospects, it is recommended to use a more modern setup to acquire more reliable results, as well as optimizing the experience for the users.

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Trigo, Algar Antonio Rafael. "Serious Games For Overcoming Phobias : The Benefits of Game Elements." Thesis, Högskolan i Skövde, Institutionen för kommunikation och information, 2014. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:his:diva-9513.

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This thesis analyses the benefits of applying game elements to a Virtual Reality application for overcoming phobias, with a special focus on acrophobia, i.e. the fear of heights. Two different prototypes using the Oculus Rift head-mounted display were developed with a gradually exposure to heights. Both prototypes shared the same acrophobic scenario, but one included extra features from games such as engagement, motivation or goals. Twenty-four participants, divided into two groups of twelve, with moderate aversion to heights tested the prototypes. The participants’ heart rate and the time that they looked down from high altitudes were also measured and evaluated. The study showed slightly higher results regarding motivation for the prototype which included the additional game elements. Future studies should include a different head-mounted display, which would allow a longer time of play without motion sickness, and the participation of people diagnosed with acrophobia.

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Drazdauskas, Laurynas. "Virtual Reality as a Phenomenon of Art." Thesis, Linköping University, Department of Philosophy, 2006. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-7645.

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In this essay results are developed on two different levels. First, it is shown in demonstration that a phenomenological analysis on the lines of Roman’s Ingarden’s study of works in literature can be applied to Virtual Reality works, such as professional-simulators and video-games. In particular it can then be pointed out that: i) sound is separable from the scene, but using sound VR becomes enriched; ii) the main role in literature is left for the imagination, while in VR we find richness in concretization.Second, it is argued in discussion that works in VR can be qualified as works of art. These electronic works may have all the aesthetical qualities (based on the phenomenology of Roman Ingarden) of the works of art in the traditional sense. So, that paper has two objectives: an analysis of VR and the search for the status of VR in art.

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Stanisic, Biljana. "Fantasy versus Reality: How video game and book genres associate with creative thinking." Thesis, Linnéuniversitetet, Institutionen för psykologi (PSY), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:lnu:diva-85441.

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Video games have suffered a negative reputation regarding their influence on children and adolescents, in comparison to its “well-behaved” counterpart, books. Nevertheless, the world of video games is much more diverse than imaginable – from fantasy to reality – and it is possible that different types of video games have different effects on human cognition and behavior. To fill a gap in research, fantasy and non-fantasy genres were the focal point of the correlational study. In this study, we analyze how video game playing habits, video game genre preference, book reading habits and book reading preferences are correlated with creative thinking. Construal level theory explains the importance of psychological distances in enhancing creativity. Fantasy and fiction content, as well as role play, are theorized to be part of creativity due to generation of distance and abstract thinking. Creativity was measured by insight problems and a categorization task. Abstract thinking was also measured by the Behavioral Identification Form. The questionnaire was given out to 154 students during lunch hours at a university in Sweden, throughout the period of March 2019. The results indicated that preference in a genre, whether gaming or literature, did not indicate significant differences in creative thinking. However, the consumption and habit of playing role-play games showed a significant correlation to creativity in comparison to its “rival” – action games. Results showed the same effects for fiction literature versus non-fiction. Theoretical and practical implications for organizations and the workplace are discussed, as well as limitations of the study.

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Halvarsson, Jonas. "Using SLAM-based technology to improve directional navigation in an Augmented Reality game." Thesis, Umeå universitet, Institutionen för tillämpad fysik och elektronik, 2018. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-151488.

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Augmented reality (AR) gaming, where the real world is overlaid with objects or information to create new gaming experiences, is one of the latest trending technologies. This is due to increases in development tools, mobile device availability and mobile device performance. This thesis compared an existing augmented reality treasure hunt game, based on image tracking, with a prototype based on simultaneous localization and mapping (SLAM) to find differences and improvements in this genre. It was found that the SLAM based prototype that drew treasure hunt hints into the world using AR was significantly more fun to use and also more challenging than the game based on image tracking. This could be used to create AR games for broader demographics as well as make existing experiences more immersive and engaging. More studies could be conducted in this area. Both to find more differences between the technologies in different circumstances and also to investigate other AR navigation systems.

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Golan, Jonathan. "An Explorative Study of Interaction with Tracked Objects in a Virtual Reality Game." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS), 2019. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-264571.

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In recent years, Internet enabled objects (Internet of Things) and their augmentation through virtual reality has become both technically possible and increasingly advanced. This paper explores how interaction between physical IoTs and their virtual and digital twins can be advanced. Three virtual reality games focusing on three different interactions were created. One game focused on rotating, another on pushing and pulling, and a third on lifting and dropping. All games revolved around the use of real tracked cardboard boxes which were represented in the games by a virtual box in the same relative position and rotation to the player, allowing participants to manipulate the virtual boxes by manipulating the physical boxes. 14 participants were asked to play the games and were afterwards interviewed in regards to the games, their interactions with them, their enjoyability and their thoughts regarding them and the concept in general. The results were acquired from game performance, the reflections of the participants, and the subsequent analysis of recorded audio and video. The study presents the difficulties, challenges and opportunities of such a system, while also providing insight into lessons learned from the creation of the system and the games. The main contributions of the paper are the lessons learned in creating the games and experiences in addition to a few specific areas of interest for future research on the area, namely the importance of ergonomic consideration and affordance evaluation. De senaste åren har föremål kopplade till Internet (Internet of Things eller Sakernas Internet) och deras augmentering genom virtuell verklighet både blivit möjligt och mer tekniskt avancerat. Denna rapport utforskar hur interaktioner mellan fysiska IoT föremål och deras virtuella och digitala tvillingar kan förbättras. Tre VR-spel med fokus på tre olika interaktioner utvecklades. Ett av spelen fokuserade på rotation, ett annat på rörelsen fram och tillbaka, och det tredje på rörelsen upp och ner. Alla spel involverade användandet av riktiga kartonglådor som representerades i spelet av en virtuell låda i samma position och rotation i relation till spelaren, vilket lät spelaren manipulera de virtuella lådorna genom att manipulera de fysiska lådorna. 14 deltagare ombads spela spelen och intervjuades i efterhand angående spelen, interaktionerna, underhållningsvärdet och deras tankar kring konceptet. Resultaten kom från deltagarnas prestationer i spelen, deras reflektioner och efterföljande analys av inspelad audio och video. Studien presenterar svårigheter, utmaningar och möjligheter hos det beskrivna systemet och delar med sig av insikter från skapandeprocessen av systemet och spelen. Studiens huvudsakliga bidrag är de nämnda insikterna från skapandeprocessen samt ett par specifika intresseområden för framtida forskning: vikten av hänsyn till ergonomi och utvärdering av affordans.

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Lindh, David. "The Effect of Assessment On Motivation in a Virtual Reality Based Serious Game." Thesis, Linköpings universitet, Medie- och Informationsteknik, 2020. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:liu:diva-170079.

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A thesis report that investigates if there is a connection between the gamification attribute called Assessment and the learning outcome called Motivation. Furthermore, we investigate the existing research to find out what is the best way to go when you are putting togeather a Serious Game. This along with explainations of some common terms and concepts makes up the bulk of the report.

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Brenner, Alexander Julian. "Virtual Reality: The Game Changer for Residential Real Estate Staging through Increased Presence." Scholarship @ Claremont, 2017. http://scholarship.claremont.edu/cmc_theses/1471.

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This study proposes a series of 3 experiments to explore how different types of staging, pictures versus virtual reality, impacts potential buyers’ likelihood of wanting to visit a home. Moreover, this study seeks to address how the type of market, hot versus cold, and type of home, luxury versus non-luxury, connects with staging and its impact on wanting to visit a home. In Experiment 1, participants will view 10 total homes, 5 randomly selected with staged pictures first followed by the remaining 5 with virtual reality, either within the hot or cold market. If VR increases presence, then people should be more likely to want to visit a house especially in a hot market given that there is a high demand for a constrained supply. Experiment 2 addressed the contrast effect limitation given that virtual reality staging always came after the pictures of staging within Experiment 1. Experiment 2 should replicate the results of Experiment 1 by removing the contrast effect. Finally, Experiment 3 will explore the impact of type of home, luxury versus non-luxury, and type of staging on wanting to visit a home. Researchers are expected to find that participants who viewed properties in virtual reality are more likely to want to visit the home compared to those that saw staged images because of increased presence, which will make them feel more connected to the home compared to viewing staged pictures. Ultimately, this study is important because it aims to identify the utility of VR in home sales.

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Sidenmark, Ludwig. "Immersive Eye Tracking Calibration in Virtual Reality Using Interactions with In-game Objects." Thesis, KTH, Skolan för datavetenskap och kommunikation (CSC), 2017. http://urn.kb.se/resolve?urn=urn:nbn:se:kth:diva-209431.

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This thesis aims to investigate an eye tracking calibration method in virtual reality where users’ visual attention from eye-hand coordination is used when interacting with in-game items. This could potentially allow eye tracking calibration without interrupting the virtual experience, in comparison with traditional eye tracking calibration which is cumbersome, disruptive, and requires the user’s full attention. A user study was conducted with 15 participants in which they were tasked to complete three different interactions. The interactions tested were a knob, a slider and a liftable cube. Where in the virtual environment the participants were looking during the interactions was recorded and processed to enable comparison. The processed data was analysed to find factors that influenced the calibration method. Additionally, the results was analysed to find at what point during the interactions that has the most consistent eye tracking fixations on the interacted item, and therefore most potential for eye tracking calibration. The results showed that when the participant is interacting with the item and the interacted item is stationary, we received a fixation for around 60% of all trials at any time. When the interacted item was moving the results indicated a lower percentage. To increase this number, the gaze data should be filtered instead of using raw gaze data in order to avoid flickering from the eye tracker. Regarding factors that influence the calibration method, the choice of interaction has a big impact on the method’s success where interactions in which the interacted item is stationary has more potential. Additionally, interactions that take longer time and requires precision in order to complete the interaction positively influences the potential of the calibration method. The surrounding virtual environment also has an influence, as a more distracting environment can negatively impact the calibration method. Denna avhandling ämnar att att undersöka en kalibreringsmetod för ögonspårning i virtuell verklighet där användarnas visuella uppmärksamhet från ögon och hand koordination används när man interagerar med objekt i den virtuella verkligheten. Detta kan möjliggöra kalibrering av ögonspårning utan att avbryta den virtuella upplevelsen, i jämförelse med traditionell kalibrering som är besvärlig, störande och kräver användarens fulla uppmärksamhet. En användarstudie genomfördes med 15 deltagare där de hade till uppgift att slutföra tre olika interaktioner. De testade interaktionerna var en knopp, en slider och en lyftbar kub. Deltagarnas blick spelades in under interaktionerna och analyserades för att möjliggöra jämförelse. Den bearbetade data analyserades för att hitta faktorer som påverkar kalibreringsmetoden. Dessutom analyserades resultaten för att hitta vid vilken tidpunkt under interaktionerna som hade de mest konsekventa ögonfixeringarna på objektet de interagerade med och därmed störst potential för kalibrering av ögonspårning. Resultaten visade att när deltagaren interagerar med objektet och det interaktiva objektet är stillastående, fick vi en fixering för omkring 60% av alla försök under godtycklig tidpunkt. När det interaktiva objektet rörde sig, visade resultaten en lägre procentandel. För att öka antalet, ska blickdatan filtreras i stället för att använda rå blickdata för att undvika att flicker från ögonspåraren. När det gäller faktorer som påverkar kalibreringsmetoden har valet av interaktion stor inverkan på metodens framgång, där interaktioner där det interaktiva objektet är stationärt har större potential. Dessutom påverkar interaktioner som tar längre tid och kräver precision för att slutföra interaktionen kalibreringsmetodens potential positivt. Den omgivande virtuella miljön har också inflytande, eftersom en mer distraherande miljö kan negativt påverka kalibreringsmetoden.

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Chan, Pauline B. "Narrative participation within game environments: role-playing in massively multiplayer online games." Thesis, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2010. http://hdl.handle.net/1853/37126.

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Massively multiplayer online games (MMOGs) present fantastic, persistent worlds and narratives for a community of players to experience through pre-defined rules, roles, and environments. To be able to offer the opportunity for every player to try the same experiences, many game developers have opted to create elaborate virtual theme parks: scripted experiences within static worlds that cannot be affected or changed through player actions. Within these games, some players have turned to role-playing to establish meaningful connections to these worlds by expanding upon and subverting the game's expectations to assume a limited sense of agency within the world. The interaction between role-players and the locations they occupy within these worlds is a notable marker of this narrative layering; specific locations inform social codes of conduct, designed by developers, and then repurposed by players for their characters and stories. Through a qualitative case study in World of Warcraft on public role-playing events, this thesis considers how the design of in-game locations inform their use for role-playing, and how locations are altered through storytelling as a result.

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Sah, Shubham. "A Virtual Reality Based Progressive Learning Paradigm For Supply Chain Management Education." University of Cincinnati / OhioLINK, 2010. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ucin1282059998.

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Yourshaw, Matthew Stephen. "Orbital." Thesis, Virginia Tech, 2017. http://hdl.handle.net/10919/74396.

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Orbital is a virtual reality gaming experience designed to explore the use of traditional narrative structure to enhance immersion in virtual reality. The story structure of Orbital was developed based on the developmental steps of 'The Hero's Journey,' a narrative pattern identified by Joseph Campbell. Using this standard narrative pattern, Orbital is capable of immersing the player quickly and completely for the entirety of play time. Master of Fine Arts

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Ayers, Abigail E. "The Collaborative Nature of Designing Narrative VR Applications." The Ohio State University, 2020. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1587130850965235.

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Shea, Andrea Misao. "Student perceptions of a mobile augmented reality game and willingness to communicate in Japanese." Thesis, Pepperdine University, 2014. http://pqdtopen.proquest.com/#viewpdf?dispub=3619866.

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Communication is a key component in learning a second language (L2). As important as the ability to communicate in the L2 is the willingness to use the L2 or, what has been identified in the literature as Willingness to Communicate (WTC). Language is best learned when situated in, and based on, real-life experiences. Technological tools such as virtual worlds, mobile devices, and augmented reality (AR) are increasingly used to take language learning outside of the classroom. The affordances (e.g., portability, engagement, context-sensitivity) of these tools may have an impact on the following WTC antecedents: perceived competence, reduced L2 anxiety, security, excitement, and responsibility. The nature of this impact suggests that an AR mobile game may positively affect students' WTC. The purpose of this case study was to examine student perceptions regarding the use and design qualities of an AR mobile game in the language learning process and the effect of these qualities on student perceptions of their WTC. Nine students in a second-year Japanese language class at an institute of higher education in California participated in the study by playing an AR mobile game for three weeks. Data were collected through a demographic survey, game-play observations, game artifacts in the form of images and audio, game log data, and interviews. Findings suggest that AR mobile games can provide a viable means to take language learning outside the classroom and into self-selected spaces to affect positively students' WTC. From this investigation, it is evident that AR mobile language learning games can: (a) extend learning outside the classroom, (b) reduce L2 anxiety, and (c) promote personalized learning.

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Alves, Cláudio André Ventura. "Augmented reality game." Master's thesis, 2021. http://hdl.handle.net/10316/95550.

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Dissertação de Mestrado em Engenharia Informática apresentada à Faculdade de Ciências e Tecnologia A realidade aumentada é uma tecnologia que já existe desde o século XX, mas só nosúltimos anos se tornou possível desenvolver aplicações com esse recurso para os dispositivosmóveis dada a evolução que os mesmos sofreram nos anos mais recentes, juntamente como lançamento de SDK’s que permitem desenvolver aplicações de realidade aumentada.O objetivo principal do presente projeto é o desenvolvimento de um protótipo de um jogopara dispositivos móveis, inspirado no conceito de Escape Room. Através de realidadeaumentada é criada uma experiência imersiva, tanto quanto possível, onde o utilizadorinterage com o mundo criado pela realidade aumentada, uma sobreposição de conteúdodigital no mundo real, através da câmara do dispositivo móvel.No decorrer do projeto foi desenvolvido um protótipo utilizando as tecnologias Unity juntamente com Vuforia, que estará disponível para as plataformas iOS e Android. O jogoé constituído por um conjunto de desafios que se assemelham a desafios que se poderiamencontrar numa Escape Room comum, adaptados ao uso do dispositivo e dos marcadores.Os resultados dos testes iniciais realizados ao jogo foram positivos em relação ao que eraesperado, salientando o facto dos desafios serem considerados por todos o jogadores comodesafiantes. O jogo permite ter uma experiência de um Escape Room em qualquer divisãoque tenha quatro paredes, tornado-se uma solução viável ao deslocamento para as EscapeRooms físicas, tendo um elevado potencial e interesse entre os entusiastas de escape roomse pessoas que queiram experimentar um escape room no conforto de sua casa. Augmented reality is a technology that has existed since the 20th century but only inrecent years has it become possible to develop mobile applications with this feature foreveryday mobile devices due to the evolution that these devices have suffered in recentyears, together with the launch of SDKs that allow the development of augmented realityapplications.The main objective of this project is the development of a prototype for a mobile game,inspired by the concept of Escape Rooms. Through augmented reality, an immersiveexperience is created, where the user interacts with the world created by augmented reality,an overlap of digital content in the real world, through the camera of the mobile device.During the project, a prototype was developed using the technology Unity along withVuforia, and this prototype will be available for iOS and Android platforms. The gameconsists of a set of challenges that resemble the ones that could be found in a commonEscape Room, adapted for the use a mobile device and markers.The results of the initial tests carried out on the game were positive, highlighting the factthat the challenges were considered by all players as challenging. The game allows the usersto experience an Escape Room in any room that has four walls, being a viable alternativefor a visit to an actual physical Escape Room and presenting a high potential for interestamong escape games enthusiasts and for new people who want to try these kind of gamesin the comfort of their homes.

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Macedo, Raquel Duarte. "Paralympic VR Game Immersive Game using Virtual Reality Technology." Master's thesis, 2018. http://hdl.handle.net/10362/62914.

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Throughout the years virtual reality has been used for a wide range of applications, and several types of research have been made in order to improve its techniques and technology. In the last few years, the interest in virtual reality has been increasing partially due to the emergence of cheaper and more accessible hardware, and the increase in content available. One of the possible applications for virtual reality is to lead people into seeing situations from a different perspective, which can help change opinions. This thesis uses virtual reality to help people better understand paralympic sports by allowing them to experience the sports’ world from the athletes’ perspective. For the creation of the virtual environment, both computer-generated elements and 360 video are used. The integration of these two components presented a challenge to explore. This thesis focused on wheelchair basketball, and a simulator of this sport was created resorting to the use of a game engine (Unity 3D). For the development of this simulator, computer-generated elements were built, and the interaction with them implemented. Besides allowing the users to play the sport as if they are in the athlete’s shoes, users can also watch 360 videos in which explanations of the modality (rules and classification) are presented. They are also capable of interacting with some of these videos through virtual elements that are placed over the videos. User studies were conducted to evaluate the sense of presence, motion sickness and usability of the system developed. The results were positive although there are still some aspects that should be improved.

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WANG, TZU-HUA, and 王姿驊. "Investigating the Mixed Reality Immersence of Mixed Reality Puzzle Game." Thesis, 2019. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/z6x39m.

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碩士 國立臺北教育大學 數位科技設計學系(含玩具與遊戲設計碩士班) 107 In this study, we designed a mixing reality puzzle game, which displayed by Microsoft HoloLens (mixed reality head-mounted display). We investigate the immersence after the participants playing the mixed reality puzzle game. Participants were divided into two groups: version-A and version-B. The version-B was modified from the feedbacks of the version-A players. The modifications were adding the operation instructions, the interaction of the virtual objects, and the sound effect guidance, without changing the architectures of the mixed reality puzzle game. The methods of the study included questionnaire survey, observation survey, and interview method. We used Independent-Sample t Test analysis to analyze the differences between these two versions about the immersence of the mixed reality puzzle game. The results showed no significant difference between two versions in the mixed reality immersence. However, all of the participants felt that playing puzzle games in the mixed reality environment is fresh and novel. In addition, the average score of the players in the version A is higher than the version B with significant difference in the interest of fit index. Also, there was no significant difference between the two versions in the mixed reality immersence with or without mixed-reality experience. The results of the study could be a reference for future research expectedly.

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Zeng, Jian-Syun, and 曾建勳. "Mobile Augmented Reality Serious Game for CPR Learning." Thesis, 2012. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/46356433031746834941.

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碩士 龍華科技大學 電子工程系碩士班 100 Following the fast progress of software and hardware, the mobile device performance is getting stronger and the application of Mobile Augmented Reality is also getting more popular, unlike the traditional augmented reality application which needs extra equipments. The evolution also brings up the concept of mobile medical service, which tends to reduce the medical cost and improve the medical quality The first "SERIOUS GAME project" was announced at Woodrow Wilson International Center for Scholars in 2002, after that the University of Coventry also set up the first Serious Games Institute in U.K. in 2007. Recently the serious game development league was established in Shanghai in 2010. Therefore, the development of serious game is getting to attract the attention both in academia and industry. This research follows the 6 elements of efficient game learning brought up by Jan L. Plass in San Francisco Game Developer Conference (GDC) 2010, combined with Mobile Augmented Reality functionality to develop a year 2010 new CPR learning game. All the medical technologies are directed by the doctors in the Tri-Service General Hospital and this study is also compliant with the developing objectives of the hospital to deliver and educate the public the correct knowledge and concept of CPR. From comparison between pretest and formal test, the current Android version CPR APP have improved people’s score by 94.14%, which proves itself an effective mobile medical learning system.

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CHEN, CHIH-WEI, and 陳致維. "Game Development Data Analysis Visualized with Virtual Reality." Thesis, 2018. http://ndltd.ncl.edu.tw/handle/v6n9ff.

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碩士 世新大學 數位多媒體設計學系 106 This project aims to improve the information visualization by means of emerging virtual reality technology. A game development and management information is used as the pilot research. Data analysis algorithm is developed in data cluster, data correlation and data regularity verified by the state of art algorithms. To visual the significance of analyzed data, a visualized innovation is employed by the virtual reality allowing game developer and game managers effectively to mining and support a immersive visualization platform leading a less risk decision making manner. A Unity 3D is employed to establish the virtual reality platform. This research takes K-Means clustering algorithm as the method to present three dimensional spaces and then connect information visualization with virtual reality. This research proposed some advantages in this clustering analysis including (1) highly immersion (2) hidden information mining (3) extra spatial dimension (4) intuition operation mode (5) infinite display space. A prototype is developed to assess the performance.

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