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Subject: embodiment

[TAKEN] Feel the Motion: Haptics for Embodying a Different Virtual Body

Rachel McDonnell (email | all projects)

In Virtual Reality, strong embodiment is usually achieved by making an avatar closely reproduce the user’s physical movements. But what happens when the virtual body does not move in the same way as the real body? Can haptic feedback help users accept unfamiliar virtual movements as their own? In this project, the student will develop … Read more

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