Augmented Reality Animals: Are They Our Future Companions?

Previous research in the field of human-animal interaction has captured the multitude of benefits of this relationship on different aspects of human health. Existing limitations for accompanying pets/animals in some public spaces, allergies, and inability to provide adequate care for animals/pets li...

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Published in2020 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) pp. 563 - 564
Main Author Norouzi, Nahal
Format Conference Proceeding
LanguageEnglish
Published IEEE 01.03.2020
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Augmented reality
Computer graphics
Dogs
Games
Graphics systems and interfaces
HCI design and evaluation methods
Human computer interaction (HCI)
Human-centered computing
Interaction paradigms
Mixed / augmented reality
Pediatrics
Stress
User studies
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Summary:Previous research in the field of human-animal interaction has captured the multitude of benefits of this relationship on different aspects of human health. Existing limitations for accompanying pets/animals in some public spaces, allergies, and inability to provide adequate care for animals/pets limits the possible benefits of this relationship. However, the increased popularity of augmented reality and virtual reality devices and the introduction of new social behaviors since their utilization offers the opportunity of using such platforms for the realization of virtual animals and investigation of their influences on human perception and behavior.In this paper, one prior experiment is presented, which was designed to provide a better understanding of the requirements of virtual animals in augmented reality as companions. Through these findings, future research directions are identified and discussed.
DOI:10.1109/VRW50115.2020.00133