Investigating the effect of visual realism on empathic responses to emotionally expressive virtual humans

D Higgins, Y Zhan, BR Cowan… - ACM Symposium on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
With the remarkable improvement in technical systems for generating realistic virtual
humans, there comes a requirement to quantify the effects that different aspects of realism …

Perceptual Analysis of Groups of Virtual Humans Animated using Interactive Platforms

R Montanha, G Raupp, AC Schmitt… - arxiv preprint arxiv …, 2024 - arxiv.org
Virtual humans (VH) have been used in Computer Graphics (CG) for many years, and
perception studies have been applied to understand how people perceive them. Some …

Advanced Virtual Human Modeling with Metahumans: Focus on Genderless Characters

VF de Andrade Araujo, A Schmitt… - 2024 37th SIBGRAPI …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Virtual Humans (VHs) with high levels of anthropomorphism in visual appearance and
behavior can enhance user experience in movies, games, and other interactive media …

Revisiting Micro and Macro Expressions in Computer Graphics Characters

R Montanha, G Raupp, V Gonzalez… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
This paper presents the reproduction of two studies focused on the perception of micro and
macro expressions of Virtual Humans (VHs) generated by Computer Graphics (CG), first …

Human Recognition of Emotions Expressed by Human-Like Avatars on 2D

E van Haeringen, M Otte… - Artificial Intelligence and …, 2024 - books.google.com
Understanding emotions of others is important for effective interactions among people.
Therefore, it is likely similarly important in applications where people interact with or via …

Human Recognition of Emotions Expressed by Human-Like Avatars on 2D Screens

E van Haeringen, M Otte, C Gerritsen - Benelux Conference on Artificial …, 2023 - Springer
Understanding emotions of others is important for effective interactions among people.
Therefore, it is likely similarly important in applications where people interact with or via …

Diversity in Virtual Humans: Unveiling Biases in Human Characteristics Representation

VF de Andrade Araujo, C Pelachaud… - … on Graphics, Patterns …, 2024 - sol.sbc.org.br
Resumo Recent advancements in Computer Graphics (CG) have significantly enhanced the
realism of animations and characters in various media. However, the Uncanny Valley (UV) …

Examining the Attribution of Gender and the Perception of Emotions in Virtual Humans

V Araujo, J Melgaré, D Schaffer, N Dal Pizzol… - Available at SSRN … - papers.ssrn.com
Realistic virtual humans (VHs) can create an anthropomorphic experience for users,
impacting how they feel in a virtual environment. In this context, users seek human-like …