A systematic review and meta-analysis of the effectiveness of body ownership illusions in virtual reality

A Mottelson, A Muresan, K Hornbæk… - ACM Transactions on …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Body ownership illusions (BOIs) occur when participants experience that their actual body is
replaced by a body shown in virtual reality (VR). Based on a systematic review of the …

Measuring presence in virtual environments: A survey

V Souza, A Maciel, L Nedel, R Kopper - ACM Computing Surveys (CSUR …, 2021 - dl.acm.org
The effectiveness of a virtual reality experience is strongly affected by the sense of presence
of the users involved. This article reviews the different definitions of presence and the main …

Avatars for teleconsultation: Effects of avatar embodiment techniques on user perception in 3d asymmetric telepresence

K Yu, G Gorbachev, U Eck, F Pankratz… - … on Visualization and …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
A 3D Telepresence system allows users to interact with each other in a virtual, mixed, or
augmented reality (VR, MR, AR) environment, creating a shared space for collaboration and …

Impact of avatar facial anthropomorphism on body ownership, attractiveness and social presence in collaborative tasks in immersive virtual environments

C Dubosc, G Gorisse, O Christmann, S Fleury… - Computers & …, 2021 - Elsevier
Effective collaboration in immersive virtual environments requires to be able to communicate
flawlessly using both verbal and non-verbal communication. We present two experiments …

Realistic motion avatars are the future for social interaction in virtual reality

SL Rogers, R Broadbent, J Brown, A Fraser… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
This study evaluated participant self-reported appraisal of social interactions with another
person in virtual reality (VR) where their conversational partner was represented by a …

Using a fully expressive avatar to collaborate in virtual reality: Evaluation of task performance, presence, and attraction

Y Wu, Y Wang, S Jung, S Hoermann… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Avatar-mediated collaboration in virtual environments is becoming more and more
prevalent. However, current consumer systems are not suited to fully replicate real-world …

Floor-vibration vr: mitigating cybersickness using whole-body tactile stimuli in highly realistic vehicle driving experiences

S Jung, C Li, R McKee, MC Whitton… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2021 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
This work addresses cybersickness, a major barrier to successful long-exposure immersive
virtual reality (VR) experiences since user discomfort frequently leads to prematurely ending …

Point-cloud avatars to improve spatial communication in immersive collaborative virtual environments

G Gamelin, A Chellali, S Cheikh, A Ricca… - Personal and Ubiquitous …, 2021 - Springer
Collaborative virtual environments allow remote users to work together in a shared 3D
space. To take advantage of the possibilities offered by such systems, their design must …

A novel upper-limb tracking system in a virtual environment for stroke rehabilitation

K Cha, J Wang, Y Li, L Shen, Z Chen, J Long - … of NeuroEngineering and …, 2021 - Springer
Background The transfer of the behaviors of a human's upper limbs to an avatar is widely
used in the field of virtual reality rehabilitation. To perform the transfer, movement tracking …

Hand tracking and gesture recognition by multiple contactless sensors: A survey

E Theodoridou, L Cinque, F Mignosi… - … on Human-Machine …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Hand tracking and gesture recognition are fundamental in a multitude of applications.
Various sensors have been used for this purpose, however, all monocular vision systems …