Essays about: "Virtual presence"

Showing result 21 - 25 of 132 essays containing the words Virtual presence.

1. 21. Local collaboration in a Mixed Reality environment : Adding virtual heads to improve social presence

   University essay from KTH/Skolan för elektroteknik och datavetenskap (EECS)

   Author : Lucas Detto; [2023]
   Keywords : Mixed reality; Augmented reality; Social presence; Avatars; Uncanny valley; Video see-through; Blandad verklighet; Förstärkt verklighet; Social närvaro; Avatarer; Kusliga dalen; Video genomskinlig;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the use of virtual avatar heads to enhance local video see-through collaboration in a mixed reality environment. When users engage with each other using a head-mounted display, the device sits atop their head and obstructs their view, concealing their gaze and facial expressions while collaborating. READ MORE

3. 22. Exploring User Experience and Risks of VR in Museum Exhibits : A Case Study of 1238: The Battle of Iceland

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för ABM

   Author : Tom Lundmark; [2023]
   Keywords : Museum; Virtual Reality; Digital Humanities; User Experience; Case study; Engagement; Virtual Heritage;

   Abstract : This thesis investigates the User eXperience (UX) and risks associated with Virtual Reality (VR) technology in museum exhibitions. The study builds upon the Hybrid Museum Experiences: Theory and Design by Løvlie, Sundnes et al. (2022) and adopts the User eXperience in Immersive Virtual Environment (UXIVE) Model developed by Tcha-Tokey et al. READ MORE

4. 23. Team Leadership in remote settings An Actor-Network Theory Analysis

   University essay from Göteborgs universitet/Graduate School

   Author : Maria Gordou; Elisa Moreira Carqueijó; [2022-06-23]
   Keywords : team leadership; remote setting; practice; Actor-Network Theory; networks; actants; hybrid collectifs; translation; blackbox; presence;

   Abstract : Team Leadership (TL) is a topic that has been widely studied throughout the years. Previous studies on TL were focused on the individual and collective perspective. In recent years, technologies were included in the collective perspectives of TL under a remote setting by with the formation of Virtual Teams (VTs). READ MORE

5. 24. Avatar Selection in the Metaverse : How users choose their digital persona in VRChat

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Institutionen för speldesign

   Author : Andrej Dudoglo; Florian Ritter; [2022]
   Keywords : avatars; avatar selection; virtual reality; VRChat; metaverse; virtual social space; identity; representation; mirror-dwelling;

   Abstract : 1 Abstract Current endeavors in the tech-industry to create the first true metaverse, alongside other things, sparked the emergence of interest around virtual avatars, namely in the NFT community. Given the complexity of design-challenges associated with creating an immersive metaverse, its avatars and the systems they evolve around, this paper aims to understand user desires and motivational patterns for avatar selection in VRChat, a game that resembles much of what a future metaverse could look like. READ MORE

6. 25. Twitter Bots as a Threat to Democracy : How political bots on Twitter jeopardized democratic functions of the online public sphere during the 2022 Swedish general election

   University essay from Uppsala universitet/Statsvetenskapliga institutionen

   Author : Linus Wahlberg; [2022]
   Keywords : Political bots; Social bots; Twitter bots; Social media bots; Social network bots; Public sphere theory; Public sphere; Online public sphere; Virtual public sphere; digital public sphere; networked public sphere; Twitter; Democracy; Threat to democracy; Sweden; Swedish election; Swedish general election; 2022 Swedish general election; Astroturfing; Botometer;

   Abstract : With more political and social discourse taking place online, particularly on social media, theorists have started labeling digital communicative realms as “online public spheres.” However, with the modern public sphere comes modern challenges to political communication; a core antagonist of which is political bots. READ MORE