Virtual humans are more and more used in VR applications but their animation is still a challenge, especially if complex tasks must be carried-out in interaction with the user. In...
Mental rotation is the capacity to predict the orientation of an object or the layout of a scene after a change in viewpoint. Previous studies have shown that the cognitive cost o...
Alexandre Lehmann, Manuel Vidal, Heinrich H. B&uum...
The current study investigated the value of using immersive virtual environment technology as a tool for assessing eyewitness identification. Participants witnessed a staged crime...
Jeremy N. Bailenson, Alexandra Davies, Jim Blascov...
Several studies from different research groups investigating perception of absolute, egocentric distances in virtual environments have reported a compression of the intended size ...
Peter Willemsen, Amy Ashurst Gooch, William B. Tho...
Surgical simulators present a safe and potentially effective method for surgical training, and can also be used in robot-assisted surgery for pre- and intra-operative planning. Ac...
Effective, real-time training of health care professionals in invasive procedures is a challenging task. Furthermore, assessing in practice the acquisition of the dexterity and sk...
Costas S. Tzafestas, Kostas Birbas, Yiannis Koumpo...
To be immersed in a virtual environment, the user must be presented with plausible sensory input including auditory cues. A virtual (three-dimensional) audio display aims to allow...
Bill Kapralos, Michael R. M. Jenkin, Evangelos E. ...