The Effects of Avatar Personalization and Human -Virtual Agent Interactions on Self -Esteem

WJD Koek; VHH Chen

doi:10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00306

The Effects of Avatar Personalization and Human -Virtual Agent Interactions on Self -Esteem

WJD Koek, VHH Chen

Department of Media and Communication

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Abstract

Extant literature has suggested that VR may be a potential avenue to enhance self-esteem. However, the understanding toward the underlying technological mechanisms and their corresponding effects on the self are still not comprehensive. To address this research gap, the current study designed a series of social interactions in VR where participants (N = 171) embodied either a personalized or non-personalized avatar and had either positive or negative interactions with a virtual agent. Findings showed that participants who embodied a personalized avatar experienced a positive change in self-esteem from pre- to post-simulation, regardless of the virtual agent interaction quality.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops, VRW 2023
Pages	927-928
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350348392
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW58643.2023.00306
Publication status	Published - 1 May 2023
Event	2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW) - Shanghai, China Duration: 25 Mar 2023 → 29 Mar 2023

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Conference	2023 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops (VRW)
Country/Territory	China
City	Shanghai
Period	25/03/23 → 29/03/23

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Funding Information:
This research is supported by the National Research Foundation, Singapore under its AI Singapore Programme (AISG Award No: AISG-100E/GC/RP/RPKS-2020-017).

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© 2023 IEEE.

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