Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality

Mar Gonzalez-Franco; Parastoo Abtahi; Anthony Steed

doi:10.1109/VR.2019.8798348

Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality

Mar Gonzalez-Franco, Parastoo Abtahi, Anthony Steed

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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.

Original language	English (US)
Title of host publication	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	941-943
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781728113777
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798348
State	Published - Mar 2019
Externally published	Yes
Event	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Osaka, Japan Duration: Mar 23 2019 → Mar 27 2019

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Name	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings

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Conference	26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019
Country/Territory	Japan
City	Osaka
Period	3/23/19 → 3/27/19

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Human-Computer Interaction
Media Technology

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Gonzalez-Franco, M., Abtahi, P., & Steed, A. (2019). Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings (pp. 941-943). Article 8798348 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/VR.2019.8798348

Gonzalez-Franco, Mar ; Abtahi, Parastoo ; Steed, Anthony. / Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality. 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2019. pp. 941-943 (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings).

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Gonzalez-Franco M, Abtahi P, Steed A. Individual differences in embodied distance estimation in virtual reality. In 26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2019. p. 941-943. 8798348. (26th IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, VR 2019 - Proceedings). doi: 10.1109/VR.2019.8798348

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