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Towards using Involuntary Body Gestures for Measuring the User Engagement in VR Gaming

Authors:

Don Samitha Elvitigala,

Rukshani Somarathna,

Gelareh Mohammadi,

Aaron QuigleyAuthors Info & Claims

UIST '22 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

Article No.: 5, Pages 1 - 3

https://doi.org/10.1145/3526114.3558691

Published: 28 October 2022 Publication History

Abstract

Understanding the degree of user engagement in a VR game is vital to provide a better gaming experience. While prior work has suggested self-reports, and biological signal-based methods, measuring game engagement remains a challenge due to its complex nature. In this work, we provide a preliminary exploration of using involuntary body gestures to measure user engagement in VR gaming. Based on data collected from 27 participants performing multiple VR games, we demonstrate a relationship between foot gesture-based models for measuring arousal and physiological responses while engaging in VR games. Our findings show the possibility of using involuntary body gestures to measure engagement.

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Cited By

Somarathna RLi XBamdad MMohammadi G(2024)EmoFoot: Can Your Foot Tell How You Feel when Playing Virtual Reality Games?Adjunct Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/3640471.3680234(1-6)Online publication date: 21-Sep-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3640471.3680234
Somarathna RMohammadi G(2024)Towards Understanding Player Experience in Virtual Reality Games through Physiological Computing2024 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)10.1109/PerComWorkshops59983.2024.10503181(405-408)Online publication date: 11-Mar-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/PerComWorkshops59983.2024.10503181
Somarathna RElvitigala DYan YQuigley AMohammadi G(2023)Exploring User Engagement in Immersive Virtual Reality Games through Multimodal Body MovementsProceedings of the 29th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology10.1145/3611659.3615687(1-8)Online publication date: 9-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3611659.3615687

Index Terms

Towards using Involuntary Body Gestures for Measuring the User Engagement in VR Gaming
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Empirical studies in HCI

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UIST '22 Adjunct: Adjunct Proceedings of the 35th Annual ACM Symposium on User Interface Software and Technology

October 2022

413 pages

ISBN:9781450393218

DOI:10.1145/3526114

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Somarathna RLi XBamdad MMohammadi G(2024)EmoFoot: Can Your Foot Tell How You Feel when Playing Virtual Reality Games?Adjunct Proceedings of the 26th International Conference on Mobile Human-Computer Interaction10.1145/3640471.3680234(1-6)Online publication date: 21-Sep-2024
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3640471.3680234
Somarathna RMohammadi G(2024)Towards Understanding Player Experience in Virtual Reality Games through Physiological Computing2024 IEEE International Conference on Pervasive Computing and Communications Workshops and other Affiliated Events (PerCom Workshops)10.1109/PerComWorkshops59983.2024.10503181(405-408)Online publication date: 11-Mar-2024
https://doi.org/10.1109/PerComWorkshops59983.2024.10503181
Somarathna RElvitigala DYan YQuigley AMohammadi G(2023)Exploring User Engagement in Immersive Virtual Reality Games through Multimodal Body MovementsProceedings of the 29th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology10.1145/3611659.3615687(1-8)Online publication date: 9-Oct-2023
https://dl.acm.org/doi/10.1145/3611659.3615687

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