Soetebier, IngoDorner, RalfBraun, Norbert2015-02-162015-02-1619991467-8659https://doi.org/10.1111/1467-8659.00353An approach for authoring virtual environments within the virtual environments themselves is presented, integrating a database containing arbitrary components that are used to construct the 3D scene. The issues important to a seamless integration of the database, such as multimedia data storage and database linkage are discussed, with the focus on the human-computer interaction component. A concept for a 3D database interface is described for query, presentation and usage of query results in the virtual environment. Finally, an implementation of the concept using VRML and Java is presented.10.1111/1467-8659.00353331-338