Abstract
Dramatic advances in 3D Web technologies have recently led to widespread
development of virtual world Web browsers and 3D content. A natural question
is whether 3D thumbnails can be used to find one's way about such 3D content
the way that text and 2D thumbnail images are used to navigate 2D Web
content. We have conducted an empirical experiment that shows 3D thumbnails,
which we call worldlets, improve traveler's landmark knowledge and expedite
wayfinding in virtual environments.
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