Abstract
The Equilibrium Theory put forward by Argyle and Dean, posits that in human-human interactions, gaze and proxemic behaviors work together in establishing and maintaining a particular level of intimacy. This theory has been evaluated and used in Virtual Reality settings where people interact with Virtual Humans. In this study we disentangle the single and joint effects of proxemic and gaze behavior in this setting further, and examine how these behaviors affect the perceived personality of the agents. We simulate a social encounter with Virtual Humans in immersive Virtual Reality. Gaze and proxemic behaviors of the agents are manipulated dynamically while the participants’ gaze and proxemic responses are being measured. As could be expected, participants showed strongest gaze and proxemic responses when agents manipulated both at the same time. However, agents that only manipulated gaze elicited weaker responses compared to agents that only manipulated proxemics. Agents that exhibited more directed gaze and reduced interpersonal distance were attributed higher scores on intimacy related items than agents that exhibited averted gaze and increased interpersonal distance.
Original language | Undefined |
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Title of host publication | Proceedings of the International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2016 |
Editors | David Traum, William Swartout, Peter Khooshabeh, Stefan Kopp, Stefan Scherer, Anton Leuski |
Place of Publication | New York |
Publisher | Springer |
Pages | 1-14 |
Number of pages | 14 |
ISBN (Print) | 978-3-319-47664-3 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - 20 Sep 2016 |
Event | 16th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2016 - Los Angeles, United States Duration: 20 Sep 2016 → 23 Sep 2016 Conference number: 16 |
Publication series
Name | Lecture Notes in Computer Science |
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Publisher | Springer Verlag |
Volume | 10011 |
ISSN (Print) | 0302-9743 |
ISSN (Electronic) | 1611-3349 |
Conference
Conference | 16th International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents, IVA 2016 |
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Abbreviated title | IVA |
Country/Territory | United States |
City | Los Angeles |
Period | 20/09/16 → 23/09/16 |
Keywords
- immersive VR
- EWI-27438
- Gaze
- IR-102921
- Virtual Humans
- METIS-320896
- Proxemics