Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence

Tiago Coelho; Rita F. de Oliveira; Tiago Cardoso; Yves Rybarczyk

doi:10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_1

Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence

Tiago Coelho, Rita F. de Oliveira, Tiago Cardoso, Yves Rybarczyk

London South Bank University

NOVA University Lisbon

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

3 Citations (Scopus)

Abstract

Virtual environments are an increasing trend in today’s society. In this scope, the avatar is the representation of the user in the virtual world. However, that relationship lacks empirical studies regarding the nature of the interaction between avatars and human beings. For that purpose it was studied how the avatar’s modeled morphology and dynamics affect its control by the user. An experiment was conducted to measure telepresence and ownership on participants who used a Kinect Natural User Interface (NUI). The body ownership of different avatars was assessed through a behavioral parameter, based on the concept of affordances, and a questionnaire of presence. The results show that the feelings of telepresence and ownership seem to be greater when the kinematics and the avatar’s proportions are closer to those of the user.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings
Editors	Yves Rybarczyk, Tiago Cardoso, João Rosas, Luis M. Camarinha-Matos
Publisher	Springer New York LLC
Pages	3-19
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9783642551420
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_1
Publication status	Published - 2014
Event	9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013 - Lisbon, Portugal Duration: 15 Jul 2013 → 9 Aug 2013

Publication series

Name	IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology
Volume	425
ISSN (Print)	1868-4238
ISSN (Electronic)	1868-422X

Conference

Conference	9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013
Country/Territory	Portugal
City	Lisbon
Period	15/07/13 → 9/08/13

Bibliographical note

Publisher Copyright:
© IFIP International Federation for Information Processing 2014

Keywords

Affordances
Avatar
Natural user interface
Ownership
Telepresence
Virtual environment

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Coelho, T., de Oliveira, R. F., Cardoso, T., & Rybarczyk, Y. (2014). Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence. In Y. Rybarczyk, T. Cardoso, J. Rosas, & L. M. Camarinha-Matos (Eds.), Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings (pp. 3-19). (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 425). Springer New York LLC. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_1

Coelho, Tiago ; de Oliveira, Rita F. ; Cardoso, Tiago et al. / Body ownership of virtual avatars : An affordance approach of telepresence. Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings. editor / Yves Rybarczyk ; Tiago Cardoso ; João Rosas ; Luis M. Camarinha-Matos. Springer New York LLC, 2014. pp. 3-19 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology).

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Coelho, T, de Oliveira, RF, Cardoso, T & Rybarczyk, Y 2014, Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence. in Y Rybarczyk, T Cardoso, J Rosas & LM Camarinha-Matos (eds), Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings. IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, vol. 425, Springer New York LLC, pp. 3-19, 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Lisbon, Portugal, 15/07/13. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_1

Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence. / Coelho, Tiago; de Oliveira, Rita F.; Cardoso, Tiago et al.
Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings. ed. / Yves Rybarczyk; Tiago Cardoso; João Rosas; Luis M. Camarinha-Matos. Springer New York LLC, 2014. p. 3-19 (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology; Vol. 425).

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Coelho T, de Oliveira RF, Cardoso T, Rybarczyk Y. Body ownership of virtual avatars: An affordance approach of telepresence. In Rybarczyk Y, Cardoso T, Rosas J, Camarinha-Matos LM, editors, Innovative and Creative Developments in Multimodal Interaction Systems - 9th IFIPWG 5.5 International Summer Workshop on Multimodal Interfaces, eNTERFACE 2013, Proceedings. Springer New York LLC. 2014. p. 3-19. (IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology). doi: 10.1007/978-3-642-55143-7_1