Spatial-Semantic Virtual Worlds: The Structural Duality and Beyond

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Chen, C. & Forsyth, M. (1999). Spatial-Semantic Virtual Worlds: The Structural Duality and Beyond. In Proceedings of WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet 1999 (pp. 207-212). Chesapeake, VA: AACE.
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Conference Information

WebNet World Conference on the WWW and Internet (WEBNET) 1999
Honolulu, Hawaii
1999
AACE

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Authors

Chaomei Chen, Brunel University, UK; Mike Forsyth, Calligrafix Ltd., UK

Abstract

The situated nature of social interaction often highlights the interplay between the structure of discourse and the surrounding environment. We introduce the concept of structural duality in order to capture the nature of social dynamics in spatial-semantic virtual environments. The concept of structural duality is developed with reference to the use of a spatial-semantic virtual environment called StarWalker. The spatial-semantic model in StarWalker extends the traditional notion of spatial models and emphasizes a tighter coupling between social interaction in the foreground and the shared content in the background. Such virtual environments not only allow users to access a shared space to communicate with each other, but also provide contextual resources as an integral part of a virtual place for focused social interaction.

Keywords

• Virtual Environments
• Interaction

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