Browse > Article
http://dx.doi.org/10.6109/jkiice.2022.26.8.1255

Effects on the Virtual Human Guide of Remote Sites  

Chung, Jin-Ho (School of IT Convergence, University of Ulsan)
Jo, Dongsik (School of IT Convergence, University of Ulsan)
Publication Information
Journal of the Korea Institute of Information and Communication Engineering / v.26, no.8, 2022 , pp. 1255-1258 More about this Journal
Abstract
Recently, immersive VR/AR contents have actively increased, and various services related to VR/AR allow users to experience remote places. For example, if failure situations occur frequently in factory of the remote site, mixed reality (MR) with a synthetic virtual human expert in reconstructed remote location can help immediate maintenance task with interaction between the operator and the virtual expert. In this paper, we present a technique for synthesizing the virtual human after capturing a 360-degree panorama of a remote environment, and analyze the effects to apply a method of guiding virtual human by interaction types. According to this paper, it was shown that co-presence level significantly increased when verbal, facial expression, and non-verbal animation of the virtual human was all expressed.
Keywords
Remote environments; Virtual Human; Guide; Effects; VR/AR; Collaboration; Co-presence;
Citations & Related Records
Times Cited By KSCI : 1  (Citation Analysis)
연도 인용수 순위
1 A. Erickson, N. Norouzi, K. Kim, R. Schubert, J. Jules, J. J. LaViola Jr., G. Bruder, and G. F. Welch, "Sharing Gaze Rays for Visual Target Identification Tasks in Collaborative Augmented Reality," Journal on Multimodal User Interfaces, vol. 14, no. 4, pp. 353-371, Jul. 2020.   DOI
2 C. M. de Melo, K. Kim, N. Norouzi, G. Bruder, and G. Welch, "Reducing Cognitive Load and Improving Warfighter Problem Solving with Intelligent Virtual Assistants," Frontiers in Psychology, vol. 11, no. 554706, pp. 1-12, Nov. 2020.   DOI
3 Matterport [Internet]. Available: https://matterport.com/.
4 Mixamo [Internet]. Available: https://www.mixamo.com/.
5 OculusQuest [Internet]. Available: https://www.oculus.com/experiences/quest/.
6 C. C. Preston and A. M. Colman, "Optimal number of response categories in rating scales: Reliability, validity, discriminating power, and respondent preferences," Acta Psychologica, vol. 104, no. 1, pp. 1-15. Mar. 2000.   DOI
7 K. Kim, C. M. de Melo, N. Norouzi, G. Bruder, and G. F. Welch, "Reducing Task Load with an Embodied Intelligent Virtual Assistant for Improved Performance in Collaborative Decision Making," in Proceedings of IEEE International Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces (IEEE VR), Atlanta: GA, USA, pp. 529-538. 2020.
8 Z. Li, T. Teo, L. Chan, G. Lee, M. Adcock, M. Billighurst, and H. Koike, "OmniGlobeVR: A Collaborative 360-Degree Communication System for VR," in Proceedings of the 2020 ACM Designing Interactive Conference, Eindhoven, Netherlands, pp. 615-625, 2020.
9 LipSyncPro [Internet]. Available: https://lipsync.rogodigital.com/.
10 T. Teo, G. A. Lee, M. Billinghurst, and M. Adcock, "Hand Gestures and Visual Annotation in Live 360 Panorama-based Mixed Reality Remote Collaboration," in Proceedings of the 30th Australian Conference on Computer-Human Interaction (OzCHI '18), Melbourne, Australia, pp. 406-410, 2018.
11 S. Choi, D. Lee, and D. Jo, "Virtual human Synthesis Based on Remote Space Capture," in Proceedings of the Korean Institute of Information and Communication Science, Busan, Korea, pp. 571-572, 2022.