DocumentCode
456545
Title
The Effect of Avatar Realism on Users´ Sense of Social Presence in Emotionally Engaged Mobile-Phone Communication
Author
Sin-Hwa Kang
Author_Institution
Dept. of Language, Literature, & Commun., Rensselaer Polytech. Inst., Troy, NY
fYear
2005
fDate
1-1 Aug. 2005
Firstpage
29
Lastpage
30
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;
fLanguage
English
Publisher
ieee
Conference_Titel
Mobile Computing Systems and Applications, 2006. WMCSA '06. Proceedings. 7th IEEE Workshop on
Conference_Location
Orcas Island, WA
ISSN
1550-6193
Print_ISBN
0-7695-2439-7
Type
conf
DOI
10.1109/WMCSA.2006.28
Filename
1691701
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