Touch Technology in Affective Human–, Robot–, and Virtual–Human Interactions: A Survey

Olugbade, Temitayo; He, Liang; Maiolino, Perla; Heylen, Dirk; Bianchi-Berthouze, Nadia

doi:10.1109/jproc.2023.3272780

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“…It is also capable of in-depth dialogue and complex interactions compared to intelligentdriven virtual human [70], which can be instantly adapted to the actual situation. However, it requires real-time operation by a real person, which is relatively costly and limited by the time and energy of the real operator [71]. It also requires high-precision motion capture equipment and highperformance rendering technology [72]- [73].…”

Section: ) Human-driven Virtual Human Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Human: A Comprehensive Survey on Academic and Applications

Cui,

Liu

2023

IEEE Access

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As a creative method for virtual human individuals based on multiple fusion technologies such as artificial intelligence, computer graphics, and speech synthesis, virtual human technology has developed rapidly since its birth, and continuous discussions and studies have been conducted in both academia and industry. Starting from the film and television industries, the cross-disciplinary application of virtual human has been continuously recognized and applied in fields such as media, games, and finance. Although virtual human has achieved sufficient development and innovation, it faces many challenges such as emotion recognition, privacy, and security, as well as the uncanny valley effect. This article starts with the development history of virtual human and analyzes the current academic research status and application scenarios in combination with the characteristics, technical architecture, and application of virtual human technology. At the same time, this article sorts out seven mainstream application scenarios of virtual human and analyzes their main advantages and possible future challenges. This article provides a valuable reference for subsequent related research by exploring development trends, application fields, and future research trends in virtual human.

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Section: ) Human-driven Virtual Human Implementationmentioning

confidence: 99%

Virtual Human: A Comprehensive Survey on Academic and Applications

Cui,

Liu

2023

IEEE Access

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Haptics in social interaction with agents and avatars in virtual reality: a systematic review

Jacucci,

Bellucci,

Ahmed

et al. 2024

Virtual Reality

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Incorporating the sense of touch through haptics in virtual spaces enables people to communicate emotions and engage in more naturalistic and meaningful social interactions. Advances in haptics and virtual reality technologies and applications have been essential to support researchers in the exploration of mediated social touch in virtual environments. The aim of this work is to review the last decade of research on haptics and virtual reality technologies investigating social touch behavior between human avatars as well as between humans and non-human virtual agents. Our systematic review organizes the variety of the conducted research in three dimensions: the context against which mediated social touch is studied, the types of haptics and virtual reality technology used, and empirical studies including data collected and outcome measures. We discuss the results of the analysis of the three dimensions and present implications for future research. We pinpoint the importance of considering in-the-wild studies and emerging issues on social virtual reality; understanding human touch perception for people with different physical and cognitive abilities, and; creating development tools to broaden the exploration of advanced technological setups.

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