In some online interactions, people use avatars to represent themselves and judge whether
interaction partners should be trusted. However, little is known about human accuracy in …

Avatars, as virtual humans possessing realistic faces, are increasingly used for social and
economic interaction on the Internet. Research has already determined that avatar-based …

We report on two experiments that investigate the influence of display type and viewing
angle on how people place their trust during avatar-mediated interaction. By monitoring …

Modern technologies are increasingly enabling interactions between people who have
never met face-to-face. In some cases, such as e-commerce, user-system interactions even …

Virtual humans, including virtual agents and avatars, play an increasingly important role as
VR technology advances. For example, virtual humans are used as digital bodies of users in …

We investigated the influence of photo-realistic avatars and reputation scores on trust
building in online transactions. In Experiment 1, 126 participants played a computer …

Avatars, or digital representations of others are inreasingly used in a variety of online
interactions and interfaces. The current study investigated the role of avatars, and people's …

Social interactions in immersive virtual reality (IVR) benefit from more realistic designed
avatars whilst head mounted displays (HMD) are simultaneously offering virtual reality …

Communication technologies are becoming increasingly diverse in form and functionality. A
central concern is the ability to detect whether others are trustworthy. Judgments of …

Virtual humans are used to facilitate interactions in sensitive contexts such as healthcare. In
such contexts, trust in the information source plays an important role in reception of the …