We review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of
“being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two …

Video portraits are common in a variety of applications, such as videoconferencing, news
broadcasting, and virtual education and training. We present a novel method to synthesize …

When interacting with objects in the environment, it feels natural to have a body which
moves in accordance to our intentions. Virtual reality (VR) provides a tool to present users …

Eye-tracking technology is being increasingly integrated into mixed reality devices. Although
critical applications are being enabled, there are significant possibilities for violating user …

This monograph reviews research on the design and evaluation of search user interfaces
that has been published within the past 10 years. Our primary goal is to integrate state-of-the …

We created a virtual reality version of a 1983 performance by Dire Straits, this being a highly
complex scenario consisting of both the virtual band performance and the appearance and …

Since its introduction as a methodological tool to study social behavior (Blascovich et al.,
2002), Virtual Reality (VR) has been seen as a promising instrument which might facilitate …

Modern immersive multisensory communication systems can provide compelling mediated
social communication experiences that approach face-to-facecommunication. Existing …

Virtual reality applications depend on multiple factors, for example, quality of rendering,
responsiveness, and interfaces. In order to evaluate the relative contributions of different …

We report a mixed-design study on the effect of facial animation method (static, synthesized,
or tracked expressions) and its synchronization to speaker audio (in sync or delayed by the …