The Effect of Realistic Appearance of Virtual Characters in Immersive Environments - Does the Character's Personality Play a Role?
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DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2018.2794638
Abstract: Virtual characters that appear almost photo-realistic have been shown to induce negative responses from viewers in traditional media, such as film and video games. This effect, described as the uncanny valley, is the reason why… read more here.
Keywords: appearance; virtual characters; effect; character ... See more keywords
Modeling Data-Driven Dominance Traits for Virtual Characters Using Gait Analysis
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DOI: 10.1109/tvcg.2019.2953063
Abstract: We present a data-driven algorithm for generating gaits of virtual characters with varying dominance traits. Our formulation utilizes a user study to establish a data-driven dominance mapping between gaits and dominance labels. We use our… read more here.
Keywords: dominance; driven dominance; virtual characters; dominance traits ... See more keywords
Virtual Characters Help K–12 Students Learn and Improve Motivation: A Meta-Analysis
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DOI: 10.3102/00346543251389930
Abstract: Pedagogical agents, conversational agents, motivational agents, and other virtual characters have long been used in educational technologies. We built and analyzed the most comprehensive dataset to date of studies examining how virtual characters influence K–12… read more here.
Keywords: meta; virtual characters; motivation; characters help ... See more keywords