Combining Virtual Reality and Narrative Visualisation to Persuade

This paper combines narrative visualisations with modern 3D virtual reality technology to create an effective and focused presentation that persuades the user of a given theory or opinion. The aim of this is to show using virtual reality creates a more pleasing experience and allows a more powerful connection to be made between the user and the information. A user study was run to test these techniques. In the user study, thirty people explored a 3D space with data and narrative visualisations placed inside.