Alan Moore, Out from the Underground

Abstract

This series concerns Comics Studies-with a capital "c" and a capital "s." It feels good to write it that way. From emerging as a fringe interest within Literature and Media/Cultural Studies departments, to becoming a minor field, to maturing into the fastest growing field in the Humanities, to becoming a nascent discipline, the journey has been a hard but spectacular one. Those capital letters have been earned.Palgrave Studies in Comics and Graphic Novels covers all aspects of the comic strip, comic book, and graphic novel, explored through clear and informative texts offering expansive coverage and theoretical sophistication. It is international in scope and provides a space in which scholars from all backgrounds can present new thinking about politics, history, aesthetics, production, distribution, and reception as well as the digital realm. Books appear in one of two forms: traditional monographs of 60,000 to 90,000 words and shorter works (Palgrave Pivots) of 20,000 to 50,000 words. All are rigorously peer-reviewed. Palgrave Pivots include new takes on theory, concise histories, and-not leastconsidered provocations. After all, Comics Studies may have come a long way, but it can't progress without a little prodding.Series Editor Roger Sabin is Professor of Popular Culture at the University of the Arts London, UK. His books include Adult Comics: An Introduction and Comics, Comix and Graphic Novels, and his recent research into nineteenth-century comics is award-winning. He serves on the boards of the main academic journals in the field and reviews graphic novels for the international media.

The Integration of Virtual Reality (VR) and User Experience Design (UXD) in the Design of Shared Office Spaces.

“…Calculation the effect of each satisfaction level from the previous correlation table 1, in which the strong correlation calculated by full point, the medium correlation calculated by half point, and the weak correlation with no points. By collecting all points, the third level was the effective one in the user satisfaction [6].…”

“…• The first user (dept. manager) got into the VR Environment and choose a workspace from the predefined zones (shown in figure 9), then he chose the suitable furniture for his workspace; a desk, a side table, a small storage, a partition, meanwhile he allocating each piece place, size direction into the workspace using the developed VR tool [6]. Observingly, the whole set of the first user was oriented to the inside view instead of to the view outside.…”

“…• The second user got into the VR Environment to select his workspace set in relation to the first user selection. He placed his workspace (with high partition) in the other side of the work-zone away from the manager, while oriented his desk to the outside view as well as picking a natural element (planting pot) beside him [6].…”

“…Many changes have occurred in the articulation of shared office spaces from closed offices to open ones [8] . Shared office design is important for productivity as it facilitates the workflow in the space while improving the users' health and energy [6] .There are some improvements in the technological tool that could be reflected in the design process of shared office spaces. Virtual reality is the most important tool which could improve the design process, as it has a sincere change in the final product by using digital models [5].…”