Abstract
| Original language | English |
|---|---|
| Title of host publication | Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017 |
| Publisher | Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc. |
| Pages | 1-6 |
| Number of pages | 6 |
| ISBN (Print) | 9781538644935 |
| DOIs | |
| Publication status | Published - 24 Apr 2018 |
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Keywords
- Character Engagement
- Eye-Gaze
- Narrativity
- Presence
- Social Cognition
- Virtual Reality
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Virtual reality, presence and social cognition: The effect of eye-gaze and narrativity on character engagement. / Rooney, Brendan; Burke, Colun; Balint, Katalin; O'leary, Tess; Parsons, Thomas; Lee, Chi Tak; Mantei, Caroline.
Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc., 2018. p. 1-6.Research output: Chapter in Book / Report / Conference proceeding › Chapter › Academic › peer-review
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T1 - Virtual reality, presence and social cognition: The effect of eye-gaze and narrativity on character engagement
AU - Rooney, Brendan
AU - Burke, Colun
AU - Balint, Katalin
AU - O'leary, Tess
AU - Parsons, Thomas
AU - Lee, Chi Tak
AU - Mantei, Caroline
PY - 2018/4/24
Y1 - 2018/4/24
N2 - We manipulated the way in which viewers engaged with an interactive virtual reality, Coffee without Words. Participants sit over coffee in a virtual café, opposite the protagonist and wait for their bus to be repaired. Participants are instructed to engage with the experience as though it was real or as an artefact (to appraise its design). We also manipulated eye-gaze behaviour where half of the participants experience interactive and natural eye-contact with the character, while the other half experience no eye contact. We explore effects of manipulation on self-reported presence. Our findings demonstrate no significant effects of character's eye-gaze behaviour on participant's feelings of presence or their perception of time. However, we report here that eye-gaze behaviours associated with higher levels of social cognition towards the character.
AB - We manipulated the way in which viewers engaged with an interactive virtual reality, Coffee without Words. Participants sit over coffee in a virtual café, opposite the protagonist and wait for their bus to be repaired. Participants are instructed to engage with the experience as though it was real or as an artefact (to appraise its design). We also manipulated eye-gaze behaviour where half of the participants experience interactive and natural eye-contact with the character, while the other half experience no eye contact. We explore effects of manipulation on self-reported presence. Our findings demonstrate no significant effects of character's eye-gaze behaviour on participant's feelings of presence or their perception of time. However, we report here that eye-gaze behaviours associated with higher levels of social cognition towards the character.
KW - Character Engagement
KW - Eye-Gaze
KW - Narrativity
KW - Presence
KW - Social Cognition
KW - Virtual Reality
U2 - 10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346272
DO - 10.1109/VSMM.2017.8346272
M3 - Chapter
SN - 9781538644935
SP - 1
EP - 6
BT - Proceedings of the 2017 23rd International Conference on Virtual Systems and Multimedia, VSMM 2017
PB - Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers, Inc.
ER -