The Impact of Embodiment and Avatar Sizing on Personal Space in Immersive Virtual Environments

In this paper, we examine how embodiment and manipulation of a self-avatar's dimensions - specifically the arm length - affect users' judgments of the personal space around them in an immersive virtual environment. In the real world, personal space is the immediate space around the body in...

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Veröffentlicht in:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics. - 1996. - 28(2022), 5 vom: 15. Mai, Seite 2102-2113
1. Verfasser: Buck, Lauren E (VerfasserIn)
Weitere Verfasser: Chakraborty, Soumyajit, Bodenheimer, Bobby
Format: Online-Aufsatz
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: 2022
Zugriff auf das übergeordnete Werk:IEEE transactions on visualization and computer graphics
Schlagworte:Journal Article Research Support, U.S. Gov't, Non-P.H.S.
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