Being in the Game: Effects of Avatar Choice and Point of View on Psychophysiological Responses During Play

Lim, Sohye; Reeves, Byron

doi:10.1080/15213260903287242

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“…Resemblance of the artificial body to a human body improves embodiment into the avatar (Maselli and Slater, 2013), and the feeling of Presence (discussed also in the next section) in the virtual world (Eastin, 2006;Ratan et al, 2007;Ratan, 2011). Furthermore, customization of avatars increases the extent to which people feel connected to their avatars (Lim and Reeves, 2009;Ratan, 2011). However, VR users are able to identify with human-looking avatars even when they present different visual characteristics than their real selves (Kim, 2011;Aymerich-Franch et al, 2012;Maister et al, 2014).…”

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The role of functionality in the body model for self-attribution

Aymerich-Franch¹,

Ganesh²

2016

Neuroscience Research

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Bodily self-attribution, the feeling that a body (or parts of it) is owned by me, is a fundamental component of one's self. Previous studies have suggested that, in addition to a necessary multi-sensory stimulation, the sense of body ownership is determined by the body model, a representation of our body in the brain. It is however unclear what features constitute the body representation. To examine this issue, we first briefly review results on embodiment of artificial limbs, whole bodies and virtual avatars to understand the apparent anatomical, volumetric and spatial constraints associated with the sense of ownership toward external entities. We then discuss how considering limb functionality in the body model can provide an integrated explanation for most of the varied embodiment results in literature. We propose that the self-attribution of an entity may be determined, not just by its physical features, but by whether the entity can afford actions that the brain has associated with the limb which it replaces.

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Section: The Rubber Hand and Beyondmentioning

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The role of functionality in the body model for self-attribution

Aymerich-Franch¹,

Ganesh²

2016

Neuroscience Research

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“…According to research in this area, two key factors determine the extent to which people feel connected to their self-representation in the virtual environment: the degree of agency they believe they possess when the virtual representation is created, and the intimacy they feel with the virtual representation (Biocca, Harms, & Burgoon, 2003;Jin & Park, 2009;Ratan & Hasler, 2010). In a series of studies, Lim and Reeves (2009) found that people who were allowed to personalize their virtual representations later treated them with more empathy than those who were randomly assigned a representation. Similarly, research based on neuropsychology has also demonstrated that people are more likely to classify a virtual A C C E P T E D M A N U S C R I P T…”

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What's in a name? The toll e-signatures take on individual honesty

Chou

2015

Journal of Experimental Social Psychology

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“…It can be expected that when an agent limits a person's freedom about an issue they are not involved in, reactance may be lower or not occur, but when a person's freedom is limited about an issue in which that person is strongly involved, they may experience stronger reactance. Several studies have investigated the effects of involvement towards human's psychophysiological responses in an interactive game (Lim & Reeves, 2009) like engagement level between gameplays with avatars or computer agents (Lim & Reeves, 2010) and persuasion (Johnson & Eagly, 1989;Oreg & Sverdlik, 2014). From those studies, it can be concluded that in high-involvement situations, the chances for successful persuasion activities are low, and that in such situations people may easily experience reactance.…”

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The influence of social cues in persuasive social robots on psychological reactance and compliance

Ghazali

Ham

Barakova

et al. 2018

Computers in Human Behavior

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A B S T R A C TPeople can react negatively to persuasive attempts experiencing reactance, which gives rise to negative feelings and thoughts and may reduce compliance. This research examines social responses towards persuasive social agents. We present a laboratory experiment which assessed reactance and compliance to persuasive attempts delivered by an artificial (non-robotic) social agent, a social robot with minimal social cues (human-like face with speech output and blinking eyes), and a social robot with enhanced social cues (human-like face with head movement, facial expression, affective intonation of speech output). Our results suggest that a social robot presenting more social cues will cause higher reactance and this effect is stronger when the user feels involved in the task at hand.

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Being in the Game: Effects of Avatar Choice and Point of View on Psychophysiological Responses During Play

Cited by 116 publications

References 38 publications

The role of functionality in the body model for self-attribution

The role of functionality in the body model for self-attribution

What's in a name? The toll e-signatures take on individual honesty

The influence of social cues in persuasive social robots on psychological reactance and compliance

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