The experience of a tele-operated avatar being touched increases operator's sense of discomfort.

ABSTRACT: Recent advancements in tele-operated avatars, both on-screen and robotic, have expanded opportunities for human interaction that exceed spatial and physical limitations. While numerous studies have enhanced operator control and improved the impression left on remote users, one area remains underexplored: the experience of operators during touch interactions between an avatar and a remote interlocutor. Touch interactions have become commonplace with avatars, especially those displayed on or integrated with touchscreen interfaces. Although the need for avatars to exhibit human-like touch responses has been recognized as beneficial for maintaining positive impressions on remote users, the sensations and experiences of the operators behind these avatars during such interactions remain largely

SUBMITTER: Kimoto M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11042036 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature