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Title | ||
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Collision avoidance in the presence of a virtual agent in small-scale virtual environments |
Abstract | ||
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Computer-controlled, human-like virtual agents (VAs), are often embedded into immersive virtual environments (IVEs) in order to enliven a scene or to assist users. Certain constraints need to be fulfilled, e.g., a collision avoidance strategy allowing users to maintain their personal space. Violating this flexible protective zone causes discomfort in real-world situations and in IVEs. However, no studies on collision avoidance for small-scale IVEs have been conducted yet. Our goal is to close this gap by presenting the results of a controlled user study in a CAVE. 27 participants were immersed in a small-scale office with the task of reaching the office door. Their way was blocked either by a male or female VA, representing their co-worker. The VA showed different behavioral patterns regarding gaze and locomotion. Our results indicate that participants preferred collaborative collision avoidance: they expect the VA to step aside in order to get more space to pass while being willing to adapt their own walking paths. |
Year | DOI | Venue |
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2016 | 10.1109/3DUI.2016.7460045 | 2016 IEEE Symposium on 3D User Interfaces (3DUI) |
Keywords | Field | DocType |
H.5.1 [Multimedia Information Systems]: Artificial, Augmented, and Virtual Realities — Evaluation/Methodology | Behavioral pattern,Gaze,Virtual agent,Computer science,Simulation,Collision,Personal space,Immersion (virtual reality),Multimedia,Aside | Conference |
Citations | PageRank | References |
4 | 0.72 | 8 |
Authors | ||
5 | ||
Name | Order | Citations | PageRank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea Bönsch | 1 | 8 | 5.90 |
| Benjamin Weyers | 2 | 64 | 22.95 |
| Jonathan Wendt | 3 | 4 | 1.39 |
| Sebastian Freitag | 4 | 49 | 5.29 |
| Torsten W. Kuhlen | 5 | 27 | 5.98 |