Virtual Reality Methods

A Guide for Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities

Phil Jones, Tess Osborne (Autoren)

Buch | Hardcover

158 Seiten

2022
Policy Press (Verlag)
9781447360759 (ISBN)

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Since the mid-2010s, virtual reality (VR) technology has advanced rapidly. This book explores the many opportunities that VR can offer for humanities and social sciences researchers. It provides a user-friendly, non-technical methods guide to using ready-made VR content and 360 video as well as creating custom materials.

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Since the mid-2010s, virtual reality (VR) technology has advanced rapidly. This book explores the many opportunities that VR can offer for humanities and social sciences researchers.

The book provides a user-friendly, non-technical methods guide to using ready-made VR content and 360° video as well as creating custom materials. It examines the advantages and disadvantages of different approaches to using VR, providing helpful, real-world examples of how researchers have used the technology. The insights drawn from this analysis will inspire scholars to explore the possibilities of using VR in their own research projects.

Phil Jones is Reader in Cultural Geography and runs the Playful Methods Lab at the University of Birmingham. Tess Osborne is Lecturer and Researcher in Human Geography at the University of Groningen, the Netherlands. Calla Sullivan-Drage, Natasha Keen and Eleanor Gadsby are independent scholars and former members of the Playful Methods Lab at the University of Birmingham, UK.

What is VR and why use it in research?

Working with existing VR material: content analysis

Working with existing VR material: activities with participants

Working with social VR

Creating 360° imagery

Creating original VR content

Conclusion: next steps in VR research

Erscheinungsdatum	16.06.2022
Mitarbeit	Anpassung von: Calla Sullivan-Drage, Natasha Keen, Eleanor Gadsby
Zusatzinfo	11 Illustrations, black and white
Sprache	englisch
Maße	127 x 203 mm
Themenwelt	Mathematik / Informatik ► Informatik
Themenwelt	Naturwissenschaften ► Geowissenschaften ► Geografie / Kartografie
ISBN-13	9781447360759 / 9781447360759
Zustand	Neuware