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DIGRA
2003
Springer
14 years 1 months ago
Developing a hybrid of MMORPG and LARP using usability methods: the case of Takkar
This paper examines the idea of combining Live Action Role-Playing (LARP) and MMORPG into a hybrid game named Takkar. We developed three versions of Takkar in an iterative fashion...
Laust Juul Christensen, Thomas Tae-Yang Jør...
ICPPW
2006
IEEE
14 years 2 months ago
A Scalable Synchronization Technique for Distributed Virtual Environments Based on Networked-Server Architectures
In recent years, large scale distributed virtual environments have become a major trend in distributed applications, mainly due to the enormous popularity of multiplayer online ga...
Pedro Morillo, Juan M. Orduña, José ...
ICPADS
2008
IEEE
14 years 3 months ago
Plug: Virtual Worlds for Millions of People
We propose the design of Plug, an application to find and keep contacts with friends within many inter-connected 3D virtual worlds. Users use an instant messenger (IM)-like inter...
Shun-Yun Hu, Jehn-Ruey Jiang
DIGRA
2005
Springer
14 years 2 months ago
/hide: The aesthetics of group and solo play
In this essay, I examine differences between individual and social play and, in particular, the differences between individual and social play within digital media forms designed ...
David Myers
PRESENCE
2010
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13 years 3 months ago
Immersive Journalism: Immersive Virtual Reality for the First-Person Experience of News
This paper introduces the concept and discusses the implications of immersive journalism, which is the production of news in a form in which people can gain firstperson experience...
Nonny de la Peña, Peggy Weil, Joan Llobera,...