Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9647
Title: Aliens versus Humans: Do avatars make a difference in how we play the game?
Authors: Christou, Chris 
Michael-Grigoriou, Despina 
metadata.dc.contributor.other: Χρίστου, Χρίστος
Μιχαήλ, Δέσποινα
Major Field of Science: Natural Sciences
Field Category: Computer and Information Sciences
Keywords: Avatar;Body ownership;First-person computer game;Immersive VR;Proteus Effect;Self-perception;Virtual reality
Issue Date: 16-Jan-2014
Source: 6th International Conference on Virtual Worlds and Games for Serious Applications, VS-Games 2014; University of MaltaMsida; Malta; 9 September 2014 through 12 September 2014
DOI: 10.1109/VS-Games.2014.7012029
Abstract: An immersive first-person 3D computer game was designed and developed to investigate if the visual characteristics of a player's avatar influences their behavior. Two types of gender-matched biped avatar were used: Normal looking Humanoids and tougher looking Aliens. In the game, players had to block incoming projectiles fired from two canons with their hands. The number of times the players were hit as well as a measure of how hard they hit the projectiles was recorded. Results show differences in these measures dependent on the type of avatar used, in line with previous findings whereby people appear to be influenced by the perceived characteristics of their digital representation.
URI: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14279/9647
ISBN: 978-147994056-1
Rights: © 2014 IEEE.
Type: Conference Papers
Affiliation : Cyprus University of Technology 
University of Nicosia 
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed
Appears in Collections:Δημοσιεύσεις σε συνέδρια /Conference papers or poster or presentation

Files in This Item:
File Description SizeFormat
samoflange_samoflange_VSGames_May2014_cameraReady.pdfFulltext484.45 kBAdobe PDFView/Open
CORE Recommender
Show full item record

Page view(s) 50

515
Last Week
0
Last month
6
checked on Nov 21, 2024

Download(s) 50

352
checked on Nov 21, 2024

Google ScholarTM

Check

Altmetric


Items in KTISIS are protected by copyright, with all rights reserved, unless otherwise indicated.