The development of interactive 3D animal non-player characters: A study of research framework and implementation of framework at actual research site
List of Authors
  • Aloysius Yapp , Lim Chai Kim

Keyword
  • Non-Player Characters, Research Framework. Fieldwork. VR Longhouse .Visual data. The walk through

Abstract
  • This is a study about the research framework and the implementation of the framework toward fieldwork, most importantly data collection and visual literature preparation for VR Longhouse: The walkthrough. The research team getting ready in the pre-research stage with the sharing and discussion of the research framework. From the very beginning stage until the finalized version. As the process of understanding the framework took place for 3 months, the research team also tried to study the references which be able to support the field work after the pre-research stage. After getting the framework the team went for the preliminary trial stage to test the usability of the framework at 2 dummy sites before embarking to Sarawak for the real fieldwork at the research site in Saribas. Testing and follow-up with modification. The process can confirm a final framework for the fieldwork in Sarawak. The team implemented the framework on the research site. The team managed to collect the visual data to support the VR longhouse: The walkthrough project. The entire process is to determine the usability of the research frame on the actual research project.

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