ALIVE: Avatar Learning Impact assessment for Virtual Environments

ALIVE：虚拟环境的阿凡达学习影响评估

• 批准号: 10022890
• 金额: $ 3.68万
• 依托单位: SUBLIME DIGITAL LIMITED
• 依托单位国家: 英国
• 项目类别: Feasibility Studies
• 财政年份: 2022
• 资助国家: 英国
• 起止时间: 2022 至 无数据
• 项目状态: 已结题
• 来源: https://gtr.ukri.org/projects?ref=10022890
• 关键词: ALIVE; Avatar; Learning; Impact; assessment

Currently, accurate representation of physical spaces and, especially, human interactions in Virtual Reality (VR)can often feel clunky, unrealistic and require specialist knowledge and development. Our project will explore avatar use through the Unreal Meta Humans tool (an extraordinary new 3D character creation technology), specifically, testing the use of realistic avatars in soft skills training and social interactions. We will use this grant to generate ideas that address this gap in knowledge, and do fast, low-cost prototyping and user testing to further our understanding of the field. We will build and test a variety socially impactful scenarios (ranging in complexity intra- and inter-personal relationships) in VR and attempt to understand how these avatars are perceived. We will investigate whether the realism of the avatar impacts on trust, engagement, and a sense of presence. This work aims to advance the study of artificial social interactions, and guide industry practice.Edify is a platform that combines gaming tech, virtual reality and user generated content to enable accessible, immersive and engaging educational experiences. Educators can teach in virtual environments and deliver immersive lessons remotely - while participants interact and collaborate. Research in the use of avatars in teaching, specifically, immersive education, is sparse. Understanding the challenges from previous research on embodiment and avatars research can help us understand how the benefits of immersive teaching can be enhanced. With the expertise from cutting edge immersive technology (Edify.ac), computer science and psychology (University of Glasgow) we can begin connecting these individual research strands.

目前，在虚拟现实（VR）中，物理空间的准确表现，尤其是人类互动，往往会让人觉得笨拙、不现实，需要专业知识和发展。我们的项目将通过虚幻元人类工具（一种非凡的新3D角色创建技术）探索虚拟化身的使用，特别是测试在软技能培训和社交互动中使用现实化身。我们将使用这笔资金来产生解决这一知识差距的想法，并进行快速，低成本的原型设计和用户测试，以进一步了解该领域。我们将在虚拟现实中建立和测试各种具有社会影响力的场景（包括复杂的内部和人际关系），并试图了解这些化身是如何被感知的。我们将调查虚拟化身的真实性是否会影响信任、参与和存在感。本研究旨在推动人工社会互动的研究，并指导行业实践。Edify是一个将游戏技术、虚拟现实和用户生成内容相结合的平台，可以实现可访问的、身临其境的、引人入胜的教育体验。教育工作者可以在虚拟环境中进行教学，并远程提供沉浸式课程，而参与者则可以进行互动和协作。在教学中使用虚拟形象，特别是沉浸式教育方面的研究很少。理解之前关于化身和化身研究的挑战可以帮助我们理解如何增强沉浸式教学的好处。拥有尖端沉浸式技术（Edify）的专业知识。计算机科学和心理学（格拉斯哥大学），我们可以开始将这些单独的研究联系起来。