Title :
The Effect of Avatar Realism on Users´ Sense of Social Presence in Emotionally Engaged Mobile-Phone Communication
Author_Institution :
Dept. of Language, Literature, & Commun., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY
Abstract :
In this research, the author examine how the level of anthropomorphism of a small-screen visual avatar affects users´ sense of social presence when they engage in emotional and synchronous communication using a mobile phone
Keywords :
avatars; behavioural sciences computing; mobile computing; mobile handsets; anthropomorphism; emotional communication; mobile phone; small-screen visual avatar; social presence; synchronous communication; Anthropomorphism; Automatic control; Avatars; Computer displays; Face; Humans; Mobile communication; Mobile handsets; Stress control; Virtual environment;
Conference_Titel :
Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, 2006. WMCSA '06. Proceedings. 7th IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location :
Orcas Island, WA
Print_ISBN :
0-7695-2439-7
DOI :
10.1109/WMCSA.2006.28
