In-game documents: Examining document experiences in narrative spaces

Urban, Alex

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Title

In-game documents: Examining document experiences in narrative spaces

Author(s)

Urban, Alex

Issue Date

2020-03-23

Keyword(s)

• Information behavior
• Virtual environments
• Documents
• Narrative

Abstract

This research proposal focuses on individuals' experiences with documents in a 3D virtual environment. Using a qualitative approach, I propose investigating players' interactions with in-game objects to better understand the relationship between information behavior and narrative spaces. Specifically, I will observe player actions in a story-rich virtual world followed by semi-structured interviews using virtual artifacts and stimulated recall. I will then conduct an interpretive phenomenological analysis of the interview transcripts. By better understanding how individuals experience information in a virtual story that affords agency, I may provide a new framework for investigating in-game actions or document experiences. Practical implications of this research may inform game designers of when to employ unguided information-seeking tasks or, instead, allow narrative and direct feedback to drive player behavior.

Publisher

iSchools

Series/Report Name or Number

iConference 2020 Proceedings

Type of Resource

• text
• image

Language

eng

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Copyright 2020 Alex Urban

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