OPENCRIMESCENE REVIEW LOG - Interaction Log in a Virtual Crime Scene Investigation Learning Environment

Angela Brennecke, Stefan Schlechtweg, Thomas Strothotte

2007

Abstract

In this paper we present a concept for visualising an interaction log in a virtual crime scene investigation learning environment called OPENCRIMESCENE. The interaction log shall be used for reviewing the user’s behaviour after having examined the virtual crime scene. Furthermore, it shall serve as a valuable discussion background when it comes to self or teacher’s control. As initial point the log visualisation therefore has to present an instant overview of user activity combined with significant user interactions. In order to keep track of the causal relations and the sequence of events we here focus on visualising time by combining different significant character positions in one image. This paper primarily aims at giving an overview of our system and introduces the review log as well as its first visualisation form.

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Brennecke A., Schlechtweg S. and Strothotte T. (2007). OPENCRIMESCENE REVIEW LOG - Interaction Log in a Virtual Crime Scene Investigation Learning Environment . In Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: GRAPP, ISBN 978-972-8865-72-6, pages 185-190. DOI: 10.5220/0002079501850190


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@conference{grapp07,
author={Angela Brennecke and Stefan Schlechtweg and Thomas Strothotte},
title={OPENCRIMESCENE REVIEW LOG - Interaction Log in a Virtual Crime Scene Investigation Learning Environment},
booktitle={Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: GRAPP,},
year={2007},
pages={185-190},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0002079501850190},
isbn={978-972-8865-72-6},
}


in EndNote Style

TY - CONF
JO - Proceedings of the Second International Conference on Computer Graphics Theory and Applications - Volume 2: GRAPP,
TI - OPENCRIMESCENE REVIEW LOG - Interaction Log in a Virtual Crime Scene Investigation Learning Environment
SN - 978-972-8865-72-6
AU - Brennecke A.
AU - Schlechtweg S.
AU - Strothotte T.
PY - 2007
SP - 185
EP - 190
DO - 10.5220/0002079501850190