Interfaces and spatial metaphors - virtual worlds

Prequisites: Critical analysis of websites with a visual interface
Objectives: The study of the interaction between interface and structure
Description: a study of interface theories, with examples 

Questions

FROM STRUCTURAL METAPHORS TO INTERFACE DESIGN
How are structural metaphors reflected in interfaces?
  • Structural metaphors: Can we apply the idea of 'metaphor' to webdesign?
  • Interface design: How far is the user introduced to do the the structural metaphor of the hyperdocument by the interface?
VIRTUAL WORLDS AND HYPERSPACE
How are information hyperspaces related to virtual worlds?
  • The theory of hypermedia spaces: The link between 'space' and 'hypermedia' can vary. Information spaces are abstract diagrams of concepts; how can they relate to space, and to hypermedia spaces?
  • The theory of virtual reality: VR is itself multiple and can correspond to numerous types of virtual worlds
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