%0 Conference Paper %1 roth2016effects %A Roth, Daniel %A Latoschik, Marc Erich %A Fuhrmann, Arnulph %A Bente, Gary %B Presentation at the 2nd Virtual Social Interaction Workshop, Media City, UK %D 2016 %K droth insync myown %T Effects of Behavioral Realism and Physical Appearance on Social Interaction Quality in Shared Virtual Environments %X Avatar-mediated social interactions in shared virtual environments (SVEs) considerably differ from real-life interactions, as they often lack in reproducing the full range of social signals and behaviors (in real-time), such as facial expression and gaze. We investigated the impact of these deficiencies on the quality of social interaction. In a first study (N=36), we compared a motor driven collaborative task and a verbal driven negotiation task in real world and SVE. Users were immersed using head-mounted-displays and represented as mannequin-like avatars controlled with body tracking. The results suggest significant differences in networked minds/presence factors as well as motor performance. However, functional aspects of the negotiation task did not show significant differences. In a second study (N=64), we replicated the negotiation task and paid special attention to judgments of communication quality. While the results confirm similar functional negotiation outcomes, preliminary results show that users subjectively rated a lower effectiveness.

@inproceedings{roth2016effects, abstract = {Avatar-mediated social interactions in shared virtual environments (SVEs) considerably differ from real-life interactions, as they often lack in reproducing the full range of social signals and behaviors (in real-time), such as facial expression and gaze. We investigated the impact of these deficiencies on the quality of social interaction. In a first study (N=36), we compared a motor driven collaborative task and a verbal driven negotiation task in real world and SVE. Users were immersed using head-mounted-displays and represented as mannequin-like avatars controlled with body tracking. The results suggest significant differences in networked minds/presence factors as well as motor performance. However, functional aspects of the negotiation task did not show significant differences. In a second study (N=64), we replicated the negotiation task and paid special attention to judgments of communication quality. While the results confirm similar functional negotiation outcomes, preliminary results show that users subjectively rated a lower effectiveness.}, added-at = {2018-03-06T18:53:51.000+0100}, author = {Roth, Daniel and Latoschik, Marc Erich and Fuhrmann, Arnulph and Bente, Gary}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2c7b356e21bc2f510d2168653c9966164/rothnroll}, booktitle = {Presentation at the 2nd Virtual Social Interaction Workshop, Media City, UK}, eventdate = {12th-13th of July, 2016}, eventtitle = {The 2nd Virtual Social Interaction Workshop}, interhash = {b0e19d182f542f95c5ab4663a7680ba6}, intrahash = {c7b356e21bc2f510d2168653c9966164}, keywords = {droth insync myown}, month = {July}, timestamp = {2018-03-06T18:55:13.000+0100}, title = {Effects of Behavioral Realism and Physical Appearance on Social Interaction Quality in Shared Virtual Environments}, venue = {MediaCity, UK}, year = 2016 }