2024/11/13 by Patrick Steinert, Steinert, Patrick, Jan Mischkies +7
Computer Science · Social Sciences · #Diverse Topics in Contemporary Research #Education and Learning Interventions #FOS: Computer and information sciences #Information Retrieval (cs.IR) #Multimedia (cs.MM) #Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts
paper · pdf · doi:10.48550/arxiv.2411.09053
openalex publication_date 2024/11/13 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/28
Metaverse Recordings (MVRs) represent an emerging and underexplored media type within the field of Multimedia Information Retrieval (MMIR). This paper presents findings from a field study aimed at understanding the users information needs and search behaviors specific to MVR retrieval. By conducting and analyzing expert interviews, the study identifies application scenarios and highlights challenges in retrieving multimedia content from the metaverse. The results reveal existing application scenarios of MVRs and confirm the relevance of capturing time-series data from the graphical rendering process and related input-output devices, which are also highly relevant to user needs. Furthermore, the study provides a foundation for developing retrieval systems tailored to MVRs by defining use cases, user stereotypes, and specific requirements for MVR Retrieval systems. The findings contribute to a better understanding of information search behaviors in MVR Retrieval and pave the way for future research and system design in this field.