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Embodied Interaction in Immersive Virtual Environments with Real Time Self-animated Avatars

Year: 2011

Type: conference-paper

Abstract: This paper outlines our recent research that is providing users with a 3D avatar representation, and in particular focuses on studies in which the avatar is self-animated in real time. We use full body motion tracking, so when participants move their hands and feet, these movements are mapped onto the avatar. In a recent study (Dodds et al., CASA 2010), we found that a self-animated avatar aided participants in a communication task in a head-mounted display immersive virtual environment (VE). From the perspective of communication, we discovered it was not only important for the person speaking to be self-animated, but also for the person listening to us. Further, we show the potential of immersive VEs for investigating embodied interaction, and highlight possibilities for future research.

Source: MPG.PuRe (Max Planck Society)

Authors: TJ Dodds, BJ Mohler, S de la Rosa, Stephan Streuber, HH Bülthoff

Institutions: Max Planck Society, Max Planck Institute for Biological Cybernetics

Language: English

Topic: Virtual Reality Applications and Impacts

Subfield: Human-Computer Interaction

Field: Computer Science

Domain: Physical Sciences

Open Access status: green

Funders: National Science Foundation, European Commission, National Research Foundation, National Research Foundation of Korea, Ministry of Education, Science and Technology, Max-Planck-Gesellschaft, Emil Aaltosen Säätiö

Award: CRI: Interfaces for the Embodied Mind

OpenAlex ID: W758763840

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Cites: 7

Cited by: 3

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