Avatar realism and social interaction quality in virtual reality

Daniel Roth; Jean Luc Lugrin; Dmitri Galakhov; Arvid Hofmann; Gary Bente; Marc Erich Latoschik; Arnulph Fuhrmann

doi:10.1109/VR.2016.7504761

Avatar realism and social interaction quality in virtual reality

Daniel Roth, Jean Luc Lugrin, Dmitri Galakhov, Arvid Hofmann, Gary Bente, Marc Erich Latoschik, Arnulph Fuhrmann

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Abstract

In this paper, we describe an experimental method to investigate the effects of reduced social information and behavioral channels in immersive virtual environments with full-body avatar embodiment. We compared physical-based and verbal-based social interactions in real world (RW) and virtual reality (VR). Participants were represented by abstract avatars that did not display gaze, facial expressions or social cues from appearance. Our results show significant differences in terms of presence and physical performance. However, differences in effectiveness in the verbal task were not present. Participants appear to efficiently compensate for missing social and behavioral cues by shifting their attentions to other behavioral channels.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2016 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2016 - Proceedings
Editors	Victoria Interrante, Tobias Hollerer, Evan Suma, Anatole Lecuyer
Publisher	IEEE Computer Society
Pages	277-278
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9781509008360
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2016.7504761
State	Published - 5 Jul 2016
Externally published	Yes
Event	18th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2016 - Greenville, United States Duration: 19 Mar 2016 → 23 Mar 2016

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Name	Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality
Volume	2016-July

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Conference	18th IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2016
Country/Territory	United States
City	Greenville
Period	19/03/16 → 23/03/16

Keywords

H.5.1 [Information Systems]: Artificial - Augmented and Virtual Realities

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Roth, D., Lugrin, J. L., Galakhov, D., Hofmann, A., Bente, G., Latoschik, M. E., & Fuhrmann, A. (2016). Avatar realism and social interaction quality in virtual reality. In V. Interrante, T. Hollerer, E. Suma, & A. Lecuyer (Eds.), 2016 IEEE Virtual Reality Conference, VR 2016 - Proceedings (pp. 277-278). Article 7504761 (Proceedings - IEEE Virtual Reality; Vol. 2016-July). IEEE Computer Society. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2016.7504761

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