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Timing and correction of stepping movements with a virtual reality avatar [PDF]

open access: yes, 2020
Research into the ability to coordinate one’s movements with external cues has focussed on the use of simple rhythmic, auditory and visual stimuli, or interpersonal coordination with another person.
Ahmed, Imran   +5 more
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Quantum computers can search rapidly by using almost any selective transformations [PDF]

open access: yes, 2008
The search problem is to find a state satisfying certain properties out of a given set. Grover's algorithm drives a quantum computer from a prepared initial state to the target state and solves the problem quadratically faster than a classical computer ...
Avatar Tulsi, G. Brassard, P. Hoyer
core   +1 more source

Avatar legal protection as an atypical copyright object

open access: yesBulletin of Kharkiv National University of Internal Affairs, 2023
The legal protection of an avatar as an atypical copyright object has been investigated. The originality and objective form of an avatar have been established and characterised, which will allow correlating an avatar with atypical copyright objects, and ...
V. A. Kroitor
doaj   +1 more source

Avatars Going Mainstream: Typology of Tropes in Avatar-Based Storytelling Practices [PDF]

open access: yes, 2016
Due to the growing popularity of video games, gaming itself has become a shared experience among media audiences worldwide. The phenomenon of avatar-based games has led to the emergence of new storytelling practices.
Tymińska, Marta
core   +1 more source

Enhancing Virtual Walking Sensation Using Self-Avatar in First-Person Perspective and Foot Vibrations

open access: yesFrontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021
Walking is a fundamental physical activity in humans. Various virtual walking systems have been developed using treadmill or leg-support devices. Using optic flow, foot vibrations simulating footsteps, and a walking avatar, we propose a virtual walking ...
Yusuke Matsuda   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

Unintentional synchronization with self-avatar for upper- and lower-body movements

open access: yesFrontiers in Virtual Reality, 2023
The subjective experience of embodying an avatar when immersed in virtual reality (VR) is known to support the sense of presence and to help with the interaction in a virtual environment.
Loën Boban   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

Implementation and evaluation of short peripheral intravenous catheter flushing guidelines: a stepped wedge cluster randomised trial

open access: yesBMC Medicine, 2020
Background Peripheral intravenous catheters (PIVCs) are ubiquitous medical devices, crucial to providing essential fluids and drugs. However, post-insertion PIVC failure occurs frequently, likely due to inconsistent maintenance practice such as flushing.
Samantha Keogh   +7 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Avatar Embodiment on Time Perception - Towards VR for Time-Based Therapy

open access: yesFrontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021
Psycho-pathological conditions, such as depression or schizophrenia, are often accompanied by a distorted perception of time. People suffering from this conditions often report that the passage of time slows down considerably and that they are “stuck in ...
Fabian Unruh   +4 more
doaj   +1 more source

The Influence of Avatar Personalization on Emotions in VR

open access: yesMultimodal Technologies and Interaction, 2023
In this paper, we investigate the impact of avatar personalization on perceived emotions. Avatar embodiment is a crucial aspect of collaborative and social virtual reality (VR) systems.
Rivu Radiah   +3 more
doaj   +1 more source

Robust quantum spatial search

open access: yes, 2016
Quantum spatial search has been widely studied with most of the study focusing on quantum walk algorithms. We show that quantum walk algorithms are extremely sensitive to systematic errors.
Tulsi, Avatar
core   +1 more source

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