Virtual reality (VR) allows users to embody any possible avatar. Previous work found that the appearance of avatars can change our perception and behavior. Such behavioral changes based on stereotypical assessments are known as Proteus effect. Exergames involve physical activities players, however, it is currently unknown if caused by an avatar's affect players' performance in physically engaging tasks. Therefore, we conducted a study with 30 participants determine effect avatars'...

Avatars in virtual reality (VR) enable embodied experiences and induce the Proteus effect—a shift behavior attitude to mimic one's digital representation. Previous work found that avatars associated with physical strength can decrease users' perceived exertion when performing tasks. However, it is unknown if an avatar's appearance also influence user's physiological response exercises. Therefore, we conducted experiment 24 participants investigate effect of avatars' athleticism on heart rate...

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Rodent pests pose significant impacts to agricultural systems and public health globally. Effective strategies for sustainable management while minimizing environmental are crucial. To address the multifaceted nature of rodent impacts, well-coordinated initiatives necessary support control strategies, raise awareness among authorities, inform public. There is increasing global evidence Working Groups delivering successful a range natural resource issues. We outline three case study working...

Urban sprawl poses a significant challenge in the context of climate change. In Germany, while tools for reducing land consumption are known, they seldom employed due to lack local awareness. Building support preservation is therefore major challenge, impacting both public administrations responsible designating new development areas and general public. This paper proposes an approach visualize long-term urban at level, using historical geospatial data, including aerial imagery maps...

Virtual reality (VR) allows embodying any possible avatar. Known as the Proteus effect, avatars can change users' behavior and attitudes. Previous work found that Albert Einstein increase cognitive task performance. The behavioral confirmation paradigm, however, predicts our is also affected by others' perception of us. Therefore, we investigated performance in collaborative VR when self-perception external own avatar differ. 32 male participants performed a Tower London pairs. One...

In this paper we propose an augmented reality (AR) based assistance system for reliably teaching the assembly process of printed circuit boards (PCB) to workers by using a smart glass running self-developed software. The is operated freehand looking at QR-Codes and highlights component's retrieval location installation point in user's field vision four markers. A study executed production line Electronics Manufacturing Services (EMS)-company resulted errorless performance each individual...

In face-to-face social interactions, emotional expressions provide insights into the mental state of an interactive partner. This information can be crucial to infer action intentions and react towards another person's actions. Here we investigate how facial impact subjective experience physiological behavioral responses actions during real-time interactions. Thirty-two participants interacted with virtual agents while fully immersed in Virtual Reality. Agents displayed angry or happy...

Abstract Eye tracking is becoming more and important as a research method within the field of software engineering (SE). Existing meta-analyses focus on design or conduct SE eye studies rather than analysis phase. This article attempts to fill this gap; it presents systematic literature review in SE—focusing mainly data methods used. From IEEE Xplore ACM digital libraries we gather 125 papers up first quarter 2024. Detailed evaluation provides information number that use specific (i.e.,...

Social tagging systems have become increasingly popular over the past years. Users' practices been little studied and understood so far. However, understanding behaviour can contribute towards a thorough of phenomenon from multiple perspectives. In present paper, results comparative analysis tag characteristics on platforms connotea.org (scientific articles), del.icio.us (bookmarks), flickr.com (photos), youtube.com (videos) are presented. Results show that differences in be observed for...