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Study on the Influence of Embodied Avatars on Gait Parameters in Virtual Environments and Real World

Year: 2024

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: In this study, we compare the virtual and real gait parameters to investigate the effect of appearances of embodied avatars and virtual reality experience on gait in physical and virtual environments. We developed a virtual environment simulation and gait detection system for analyzing gait. The system transfers real-life scenarios into a realistic presentation in the virtual environment and provides look-alike same-age and old-age avatars for participants. We conducted an empirical study and used subjective questionnaires to evaluate participants' feelings about the virtual reality experience. Also, the paired sample t-test and neural network were implemented to analyze gait differences. The results suggest that there are disparities in gait between virtual and real environments. Also, the appearance of embodied avatars could influence the gait parameters in the virtual environment. Moreover, the experience of embodying old-age avatars affects the gait in the real world.

Source: Conference proceedings/Conference proceedings - IEEE International Conference on Systems, Man, and Cybernetics

DOI: 10.1109/smc54092.2024.10831053

Authors: Tianyi Zhou, Ding Ding, Shengyu Wang, Chuhan Shi, Xiangyu Xu

Institution: Southeast University

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funder: National Natural Science Foundation of China

Award: G7381227369