Fostering empathy in social Virtual Reality through physiologically based affective haptic feedback
Jeanne Hecquard,
Justine Saint-Aubert,
Ferran Argelaguet
et al.
Abstract:We study the promotion of positive social interactions in VR by fostering empathy with other users present in the virtual scene. For this purpose, we propose using affective haptic feedback to reinforce the connection with another user through the direct perception of their physiological state. We developed a virtual meeting scenario where a human user attends a presentation with several virtual agents. Throughout the meeting, the presenting virtual agent faces various difficulties that alter her stress level.… Show more
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