Copernicus: Virtual 3D Encyclopaedia

Copernicus is a 3D Virtual Encyclopaedia. It was built to resemble Wikipedia. However, in comparison to a classic wiki page, the background in Copernicus is a 3D visualization of the place/object described in the article. Wikipedia emerged in January 2001; it currently ranks among the top ten most-visited websites worldwide. As of December 2007, Wikipedia had approximately 9.25 million articles in 253 languages. Questions arise: Can Wikipedia be improved? Can it offer a better user experience? Can it magnetize even stronger? Some web designers dream about building interfaces that approach the richness of 3D reality. Nevertheless, user studies proved that complex and disorienting navigation and annoying occlusions can slow performance in 3D interfaces.

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Keywords:

Encyclopaedia; 3D Visualization; Wikipedia;