Essays about: "avatar selection"

Found 3 essays containing the words avatar selection.

  1. 1. Avatar Control using Eye-Tracking in Virtual Reality : A user study on the sense of embodiment, user experience and workload using a Unity3D Prototype

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

    Author : Axel Goris; [2023]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Avatar Embodiment; Eye Tracking; User Experience; Accessibility; Virtuell Verklighet; Avatar förkroppsligande; Ögonspårning; Användarupplevelse; Tillgänglighet;

    Abstract : This master’s thesis investigates methods for improving accessibility in virtual reality (VR), focusing on avatar control for individuals with limited mobility. VR offers an opportunity to help them with specific rehabilitation. READ MORE

  2. 2. 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

  3. 3. The Role of Avatar Creation and Embodied Presence in Virtual Reality Job Interviews

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

    Author : Akash Menon; [2021]
    Keywords : Virtual Reality; Avatars; Customization; Embodiment; Identity; Job Interview; Proteus effect; Virtual Body;

    Abstract : In this work, a prototype of a job interview training application in virtual reality is evaluated. This paper explores the factors affecting the usability and embodiment of an avatar and how they related to job interviews in a virtual reality setting. READ MORE