Emotion Contagion in Avatar-Mediated Group Interactions

• Published in: International Conference on Affective Computing and Intelligent Interaction and workshops pp. 247 - 256
• Main Authors: Van Haeringen, Erik, Gerritsen, Charlotte
• Format: Conference Proceeding
• Language: English
• Published: IEEE 15.09.2024
• Subjects: Affective computing; Autonomous agents; Avatar; Avatars; Collective emotion; Convergence; Emotion contagion; Facial expression; Gaze tracking; Mimicry; Real-time systems; Streaming media; Virtual human; Webcams

Applications of emotionally expressive virtual humans in society are growing, often in the form of AI-driven autonomous agents. In this study however, we explore an application where virtual humans act as intermediaries in human-to-human communication, a type of application that has received signifi...