
Virtual Reality Methods
A Guide for Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities
Policy Press
1st Edition
Published on 15. June 2022
Book
Hardback
158 pages
978-1-4473-6075-9 (ISBN)
Description
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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 degrees 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.
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 degrees 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.
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Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Bristol
United Kingdom
Publishing group
Bristol University Press
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Product notice
Unsewn / adhesive bound
Cloth over boards
Illustrations
11 s/w Abbildungen
11 Illustrations, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 203 mm
Width: 127 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
286 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-4473-6075-9 (9781447360759)
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Virtual Reality Methods
A Guide for Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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06/2022
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Phil Jones | Tess Osborne
Virtual Reality Methods
A Guide for Researchers in the Social Sciences and Humanities
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06/2022
1st Edition
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Persons
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.
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.
Author
University of Birmingham
University of Groningen
Other adaptation by
independent scholar
independent scholar
independent scholar
Content
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 degrees imagery
Creating original VR content
Conclusion: next steps in VR research
?
Working with existing VR material: content analysis
Working with existing VR material: activities with participants
Working with social VR
Creating 360 degrees imagery
Creating original VR content
Conclusion: next steps in VR research
?