Mini-Map for Gamers Who Walk and Teleport in a Virtual Stronghold

Zagata, Krzysztof; Gulij, Jacek; Halik, Łukasz; Medyńska-Gulij, Beata

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“…This superior value of a map seen before navigating is certainly interesting, but more research needs to be done, exploiting the potential offered by VE. The VE technique achieves a more well-developed 3D visualization not only in spatial cognition but also in other related disciplines, such as multimedia cartography [63,64], which uses VE to reproduce maps and environments that can be experienced from an egocentric perspective in real time to obtain additional information not experienced with real physical exploration. Advances in VE technologies in multiple domains facilitate the development of maps and environments in fully immersive virtual settings to corroborate the positive effect of maps, for instance, as this is not always confirmed [50], and to take their features into account [21,39].…”

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Navigating in Virtual Environments: Does a Map or a Map-Based Description Presented Beforehand Help?

Meneghetti

Pazzaglia

2021

Brain Sciences

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Background. One of the aims of research in spatial cognition is to examine the factors capable of optimizing environment learning from navigation, which can be examined using a virtual environment (VE). Different learning conditions can play an important part. Aim. This study examined the benefits of presenting configured information (layout with elements arranged in it) using a map or verbal description before a learner navigates in a new environment. Method. Ninety participants were assigned to three learning groups of 30 individuals (15 males and 15 females). Before participants navigated in a VE, one group was shown a map of the environment (“map before navigation”), a second group read a map-like description of the environment (“description before navigation”), and a third group started navigating without any prior input (“only navigation”). Participants then learned a path in a VE (presented as if they were driving a car). Their recall was subsequently tested using three types of task: (i) route retracing; (ii) pointing; (iii) path drawing. Several measures were administered to assess participants’ individual visuospatial and verbal factors. Results. There were no differences between the three groups in route retracing. The “map before navigation” group performed better than the “only navigation” group in both the pointing and the path drawing tasks, however, and also outperformed the “description before navigation” group in the path drawing task. Some relations emerged between participants’ individual difference factors and their recall performance. Conclusions. In learning from navigation, seeing a map beforehand benefits learning accuracy. Recall performance is also supported, at least in part, by individual visuospatial and verbal factors.

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Navigating in Virtual Environments: Does a Map or a Map-Based Description Presented Beforehand Help?

Meneghetti

Pazzaglia

2021

Brain Sciences

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“…On the other hand, the dot-only mode is a more basic option. It occurs, for example, on mini-maps in computer games [79]. Future research studies should incorporate this issue in experimental design.…”

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Effectiveness of Memorizing an Animated Route—Comparing Satellite and Road Map Differences in the Eye-Tracking Study

Cybulski¹

2021

IJGI

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There is no consensus on the importance of satellite images in the process of memorizing a route from a map image, especially if the route is displayed on the Internet using dynamic (animated) cartographic visualization. In modern dynamic maps built with JavaScript APIs, background layers can be easily altered by map users. The animation attracts people’s attention better than static images, but it causes some perceptual problems. This study examined the influence of the number of turns on the effectiveness (correctness) and efficiency of memorizing the animated route on different cartographic backgrounds. The routes of three difficulty levels, based on satellite and road background, were compared. The results show that the satellite background was not a significant factor influencing the efficiency and effectiveness of route memorizing. Recordings of the eye movement confirmed this. The study reveals that there were intergroup differences in participants' visual behavior. Participants who described their spatial abilities as “very good” performed better (in terms of effectiveness and efficiency) in route memorizing tasks. For future research, there is a need to study route variability and its impact on participants’ performance. Moreover, future studies should involve differences in route visualization (e.g., without and with ephemeral or permanent trail).

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“…Another project related to VR technology and cartographic context is provided by Zagata et al [21]. They studied the effectiveness of a mini-map for navigation in a reconstructed stronghold.…”

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Modern Cartographic Forms of Expression: The Renaissance of Multimedia Cartography

Medyńska-Gulij

Forrest

Cybulski

2021

IJGI

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This article summarizes the Special Issue of “Multimedia Cartography”. We present three main research fields in which multimedia cartography and the study of the effectiveness of multimedia maps are currently taking place. In each of these fields, we describe how published research is embedded in the broader context of map design and user studies. The research refers to contemporary technological trends such as web HTML5 standards, virtual reality, eye tracking, or 3D printing. Efficiency, performance, and usability studies of multimedia maps were also included. The research published in this issue is interdisciplinary. They combine traditional mapping methods with new technologies. They are searching for new places for cartography in, e.g., the environment of computer games. They combine the design of the map with its perception by users.

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Mini-Map for Gamers Who Walk and Teleport in a Virtual Stronghold

Cited by 38 publications

References 39 publications

Navigating in Virtual Environments: Does a Map or a Map-Based Description Presented Beforehand Help?

Navigating in Virtual Environments: Does a Map or a Map-Based Description Presented Beforehand Help?

Effectiveness of Memorizing an Animated Route—Comparing Satellite and Road Map Differences in the Eye-Tracking Study

Modern Cartographic Forms of Expression: The Renaissance of Multimedia Cartography

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