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The impact of audience avatar movements on presence in virtual live events
Frontiers in Virtual RealityIntroductionVirtual live (VL) events allow audiences to participate as avatars in immersive environments, but uniform and repetitive audience avatar motions can limit emotional engagement and presence.
Yang Guang +3 more
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Beauty in the eye of the beholder? Attractiveness in a virtual world
Cyberpsychology: Journal of Psychosocial Research on Cyberpspace, 2015 The current study examines whether traditional offline gender biases regarding physical attractiveness and status transfer to Second Life (SL), a virtual world where residents can easily manipulate the appearance and status of avatars (i.e., graphical ...
Shu-Sha Angie Guan +3 more
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Statistical Learning of Facial Expressions Improves Realism of Animated Avatar Faces
Frontiers in Virtual Reality, 2021 A high realism of avatars is beneficial for virtual reality experiences such as avatar-mediated communication and embodiment. Previous work, however, suggested that the usage of realistic virtual faces can lead to unexpected and undesired effects ...
C. Martin Grewe +4 more
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Towards the 3D Web with Open Simulator [PDF]
, 2013 Continuing advances and reduced costs in computational power, graphics processors and network bandwidth have led to 3D immersive multi-user virtual worlds becoming increasingly accessible while offering an improved and engaging Quality of Experience.
Allison, Colin +7 more
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Beyond the Edge: Charge‐Transfer Excitons in Organic Donor‐Acceptor Cocrystals
Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Complex excitonic landscapes in acene–perfluoroacene cocrystals are unveiled by polarization‐resolved optical spectroscopy and many‐body theory. This systematic study of a prototypical model system for weakly interacting donor–acceptor compounds challenges common views of charge‐transfer excitons, providing a refined conceptual framework for ...
Sebastian Anhäuser +6 more
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Applied SciencesEmotionally expressive avatars are often used to increase engagement in virtual environments, but their effects on users’ emotional outcomes and experience during evaluative tasks are not well established.
David Ponce +4 more
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Advanced Functional Materials, EarlyView.Cuttlebone‐inspired metamaterials exploit a septum‐wall architecture to achieve excellent mechanical and functional properties. This review classifies existing designs into direct biomimetic, honeycomb‐type, and strut‐type architectures, summarizes governing design principles, and presents a decoupled design framework for interpreting multiphysical ...
Xinwei Li, Zhendong Li
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Bioprinting Organs—Science or Fiction?—A Review From Students to Students
Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Bioprinting artificial organs has the potential to revolutionize the medical field. This is a comprehensive review of the bioprinting workflow delving into the latest advancements in bioinks, materials and bioprinting techniques, exploring the critical stages of tissue maturation and functionality.
Nicoletta Murenu +18 more
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A study on the influence of situations on personal avatar characteristics
Visual Computing for Industry, Biomedicine, and ArtAvatars play a key role in how persons interact within virtual environments, acting as the digital selves. There are many types of avatars, each serving the purpose of representing users or others in these immersive spaces.
Natalie Hube +3 more
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Advanced Healthcare Materials, EarlyView.Neural electrodes face a mechanical mismatch with brain tissue. This study proposes a bioelectromechanical coupling strategy using an ultra‐flexible electrode designed for synchronized motion. Optimized to match brain tissue stiffness, it achieves dual signal acquisition and micromotion sensing, with characterized interfacial forces and piezoresistive ...
Donglei Chen +11 more
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