@inproceedings{3b953a46a14d4db3add1c1a16f2caf04,
title = "The Application of Procedurally Generated Libraries in Immersive Virtual Reality",
abstract = "While digital libraries offer essential benefits for the digital age such as constant availability and accessibility, they often fail in providing a similarly enjoyable browsing experience that benefits engagement and serendipitous exploration inherent to traditional library experiences. In this paper, we propose a virtual reality (VR) library environment that emulates a traditional library promoting an engaging browsing experience that benefits browsing enjoyment and serendipity. The implemented system uses procedural content generation to dynamically generate a library-like environment, wherein each room corresponds to a specific category of the digital library. To assess the usability of the implemented system, we conducted an A/B study comparing the VR environment with the web interface of Project Gutenberg. The results of the study suggest that while the physical demand for using the VR environment is higher, the system can significantly benefit the browsing experience and entice users{\textquoteright} curiosity. Furthermore, the study suggests that the system can increase user engagement and users generally felt that using the system was rewarding.",
keywords = "Digital Library, Procedural Generation, Virtual Reality",
author = "Saeed Safikhani and Benedikt Gross and Johanna Pirker",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2025.; 10th International Conference on Immersive Learning, iLRN 2024 ; Conference date: 10-06-2024 Through 13-06-2024",
year = "2025",
month = feb,
day = "20",
doi = "10.1007/978-3-031-80475-5\_16",
language = "English",
isbn = "9783031804748",
series = "Communications in Computer and Information Science",
publisher = "Springer Science and Business Media Deutschland GmbH",
pages = "217--231",
editor = "Kr{\"u}ger, \{Jule M.\} and Daniela Pedrosa and Dennis Beck and Marie-Luce Bourguet and Andreas Dengel and Rami Ghannam and Alan Miller and Anasol Pe{\~n}a-Rios and Jonathon Richter",
booktitle = "Immersive Learning Research Network - 10th International Conference on Immersive Learning, iLRN 2024, Revised Selected Papers",
address = "Germany",
}