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Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality

Gonzalez-Franco, M; Abtahi, P; Steed, A; (2019) Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality. In: Kiyokawa, K and Ando, H and Mohler, B and Tachi, S, (eds.) Proceedings of the 26th IEEE Conference on VR and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR 2019). (pp. pp. 941-943). IEEE Xplore: New York, NY, USA. Green open access

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Abstract

There are important individual differences when experiencing VR setups. We ran a study with 20 participants who got a scale-matched avatar and were asked to blind-walk to a VR target placed 2.5 meters away. In such setups, people typically underestimate distances by approximately 10% when virtual environments are viewed through head mounted displays. Consistent with previous studies we found that the underestimation was significantly reduced the more embodied the participants were. However, not all participants developed the same level of embodiment when exposed to the exact same conditions.

Type: Proceedings paper
Title: Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality
ISBN-13: 9781728113777
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2019.8798348
Publisher version: https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798348
Language: English
Additional information: This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions.
Keywords: Virtual environments, Avatars, Legged locomotion, Task analysis, Estimation, Foot
UCL classification: UCL
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science
UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > UCL BEAMS > Faculty of Engineering Science > Dept of Computer Science
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10083961
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