Growing Virtual Communities in 3D Meeting Spaces

Most existing 3D virtual worlds are basedon a "meeting-space"model, conceived as an extension of textual chat systems. An attractive 3D interface is assumed to be sufficient to encourage the emergence of a community. We look at some alternative models of virtual communities, and explore the issue of promoting community formation in a 3D meeting space. We identify some essential or desirable features needed for community formation

• Type: Conference
• Year: 1998
• Where: VW
• Authors: Frédéric Kaplan, Angus McIntyre, Chisato Numaoka, Silvère Tajan
• Keywords: Attractive 3D Interface, Community Formation, Virtual Reality, Virtual World, VW 1998