Towards Social Companions in Augmented Reality: Vision and Challenges

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Abstract

In future omnipresent Augmented Reality (AR), virtual creatures (humans and pets) will play an important role, not so much as task-oriented individuals, but as friends and companions with whom we can walk and chat when we want to. A companion can also suggest physical activity, motivate healthy eating behavior, or help in reminding taking medication. We survey existing approaches to introduce virtual humans and pets in AR. We indicate shortcomings and mention research approaches to deal with them. We conclude with a few observations on some aspects of AR-specific situational awareness of (multisensorial) virtual humans and pets that must reflect in their behavior to be believable.
Original languageEnglish
Title of host publicationDistributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions
Subtitle of host publicationSmart Living, Learning, Well-being and Health, Art and Creativity, 10th International Conference, DAPI 2022. Held as Part of the 24th HCI International Conference, HCII 2022, June 26 – July 1, 2022, Proceedings, Part II.
EditorsNorbert A. Streitz, Shin’ichi Konomi
Place of PublicationCham
PublisherSpringer
Pages304-319
Number of pages16
ISBN (Electronic)978-3-031-05431-0
ISBN (Print)978-3-031-05430-3
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 20 Jun 2022
Event10th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2022 - Virtual
Duration: 26 Jun 20221 Jul 2022
Conference number: 10

Publication series

NameLecture Notes in Computer Science
PublisherSpringer, Swizerland
Volume13326
ISSN (Print)0302-9743
ISSN (Electronic)1611-3349

Conference

Conference10th International Conference on Distributed, Ambient and Pervasive Interactions, DAPI 2022
Abbreviated titleDAPI 2022
CityVirtual
Period26/06/221/07/22

Keywords

  • Augmented Reality
  • Social Companions
  • Virtual Humans
  • Ever-present augmented reality
  • Multisensorial situational awareness
  • n/a OA procedure

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