Map-Based Navigation in a Graphical MOO

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dc.contributor.authorSchafer, Wendy A.en
dc.contributor.authorBowman, Douglas A.en
dc.contributor.authorCarroll, John M.en
dc.contributor.departmentComputer Scienceen
dc.date.accessioned2013-06-19T14:36:34Zen
dc.date.available2013-06-19T14:36:34Zen
dc.date.issued2001en
dc.description.abstractTraditional MUDs and MOOs lack support for global wareness and simple navigation. These problems can be addressed by the introduction of a map-based navigation tool. In this paper we report on the design and evaluation of such a tool for MOOsburg, a graphical 2D MOO based on the town of Blacksburg, Virginia. The tool supports exploration and place-based tasks in the MOO. It also allows navigation of a large-scale map and encourages users to develop survey knowledge of the town. An evaluation revealed some initial usability problems with our prototype and suggested new design ideas that may better support users. Using these results, the lessons learned about map-based navigation are presented.en
dc.format.mimetypeapplication/pdfen
dc.identifierhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000532/en
dc.identifier.sourceurlhttp://eprints.cs.vt.edu/archive/00000532/01/Draft4-Formatted.pdfen
dc.identifier.trnumberTR-01-08en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/20043en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherDepartment of Computer Science, Virginia Polytechnic Institute & State Universityen
dc.rightsIn Copyrighten
dc.rights.urihttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/en
dc.subjectHuman-computer interactionen
dc.titleMap-Based Navigation in a Graphical MOOen
dc.typeTechnical reporten
dc.type.dcmitypeTexten

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