In this chapter we consider from the theoretical framework of the ecological approach to
perception and action, the relations between physical growth and body scale in the context …

Nonverbal communication is paramount in daily life, as well as in populated virtual reality
(VR) environments. In this paper, we focused on gaze behaviour, which is key to initiate and …

In human interaction, people will keep different distances from each other depending on
their gender. For example, males will stand further away from males and closer to females …

In computer animation, the creation of believable and engaging virtual characters has been
a long-lasting endeavour. While researchers investigated several aspects of character …

Virtual environments (VEs) are increasingly used in the context of scientific inquiries and
rehabilitation for tasks that are otherwise difficult to control or perform safely in physical …

This study examines how three types of obstacles (cylinder, virtual human and virtual human
with footstep sounds) affect circumvention strategies of healthy young adults. Sixteen …

This study examined how people choose their path to a target, and the visual information
they use for path planning. Participants avoided stepping outside an avoidance margin …

Daily activities require agents to interact with each other, such as during collision avoidance.
The nature of visual information that is used for a collision free interaction requires further …

The current study examined whether young adults' avoidance behaviours differed when
circumventing a larger versus smaller interferer. It was expected that avoidance behaviours …

Background Collision avoidance during locomotion is influenced by a variety of situational
factors. When circumventing around an inanimate object, the amount of clearance is …