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Title:
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STUDYING DESIGN ATTRIBUTES OF VIRTUAL
CHARACTERS TO SUPPORT STUDENTS' PERCEIVED
EXPERIENCES IN VIRTUAL REALITY LECTURES |
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Author(s):
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Brittany Garcia, Soo Chun, Caleb Kicklighter, Bin Mai, Marco Palma |
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ISBN:
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978-989-8704-33-7 |
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Editors:
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Demetrios G. Sampson, Dirk Ifenthaler and Pedro Isaías |
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Year:
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2021 |
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Edition:
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Single |
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Type:
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Full |
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First Page:
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35 |
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Last Page:
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44 |
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Language:
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English |
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Cover:
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Full Contents:
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Paper Abstract:
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Virtual reality recently expanded to collaborative and social networking environments where users interact with virtual
characters (VCs) of various appearances and behaviors, often impacting the quality of experience. In this paper, we
present preliminary survey results of perceptions about characteristics of VCs and a user study of a VR lecture app with
different styles of virtual instructors. VCs were collected from existing collaborative and social VR applications and
categorized by body types and design style. Survey results coupled with prior works guided the development of design
styles, which we briefly present. In the user study, 12 users experienced two different VR lectures with randomly
assigned character styles. Results show participants found the stylized VC familiar and human while the realistic VC was
engaging and trustworthy. Results also show feelings of learning more about the lecture topic with the stylized VC. |
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