Popularity of the metaverse: Embodied social presence theory perspective

G Zhang, J Cao, D Liu, J Qi - Frontiers in psychology, 2022 - frontiersin.org
With Facebook's name changing to Meta, the metaverse concept has become popular
again. There are many indications that the current fashionableness of the metaverse is not …

Interactive virtual reality environments and emotions: a systematic review

BGP Linares-Vargas, SE Cieza-Mostacero - Virtual Reality, 2024 - Springer
Emotions influence the way people react in different contexts. Virtual reality (VR) makes it
possible to generate environments that can resemble a real experience. These concepts …

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 …

A randomised controlled test of emotional attributes of a virtual coach within a virtual reality (VR) mental health treatment

S Wei, D Freeman, A Rovira - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
We set out to test whether positive non-verbal behaviours of a virtual coach can enhance
people's engagement in automated virtual reality therapy. 120 individuals scoring highly for …

" A feeling of déjà vu": The Effects of Avatar Appearance-Similarity on Persuasiveness in Social Virtual Reality

MT Shih, YC Lee, CM Huang, L Chan - … of the ACM on Human-Computer …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
The similarity effect refers to the tendency for people to be more easily influenced by others
who resemble them in appearance. This phenomenon has been found to have positive …

Expressiveness of real-time motion captured avatars influences perceived animation realism and perceived quality of social interaction in virtual reality

AD Fraser, I Branson, RC Hollett… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2022 - frontiersin.org
Using motion capture to enhance the realism of social interaction in virtual reality (VR) is
growing in popularity. However, the impact of different levels of avatar expressiveness on …

Evaluating the Effect of Binaural Auralization on Audiovisual Plausibility and Communication Behavior in Virtual Reality

F Immohr, G Rendle, A Lammert… - … Virtual Reality and …, 2024 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Spatial audio representations have been shown to positively impact user experience in
traditional, non-immersive communication media. While spatial audio also contributes to …

Virtual Reality Applications for Enhancing Human-Robot Interaction: A Gesture Recognition Perspective

SR Sabbella, S Kaszuba, F Leotta, D Nardi - Proceedings of the 23rd …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Human-Robot Interaction (HRI) has become increasingly important as robots have been
integrated into various daily life aspects. Gesture recognition plays a crucial role in non …

Redirecting desktop interface input to animate cross-reality avatars

JW Woodworth, D Broussard… - 2022 IEEE conference on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
We present and evaluate methods to redirect desktop inputs such as eye gaze and mouse
pointing to a VR-embedded avatar. We use these methods to build a novel interface that …

Eye and Face Tracking in VR: Avatar Embodiment and Enfacement with Realistic and Cartoon Avatars

J Hartbrich, F Weidner, C Kunert, A Raake… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Previous studies have explored the perception of various types of embodied avatars in
immersive environments. However, the impact of eye and face tracking with personalized …