Please use this identifier to cite or link to this item: https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/772
Title: Virtual body anthropomorphism increases drift in self-location: Further support for the humanoid shape rule
Authors: Tekgun, Ege
Uludagli, Muhtar C.
Akcan, Hüseyin
Erdeniz, Burak
Keywords: avatar anthropomorphism
bodily self-consciousness
drift in self-location
first-person perspective
virtual reality
Ownership
Stimulation
Embodiment
Movements
Skin
Publisher: Wiley
Abstract: Previous studies on bodily self-consciousness (BCS) have shown that self-location and body ownership are prone to changes based on the perceptual appearances of the fake virtual body. In the current study with 36 participants, we assessed the influence of virtual avatar anthropomorphism and the synchronicity of the visuo-tactile stimulation on self-location using a virtual reality full-body illusion experiment. During the experiment, half of the participants observed a gender-matched full-body humanoid avatar from a first-person perspective (1PP) and the other half observed a less anthropomorphic full-body cubical avatar from 1PP while they were receiving synchronous and asynchronous visuo-tactile stimulation. Results showed a significant main effect of the synchronicity of the visuo-tactile stimulation and avatar body type on self-location but no significant interaction was found between them. Moreover, the results of the self-report questionnaire provide additional evidence showing that participants who received synchronous visuo-tactile stimulation, experienced not only greater changes in the feeling of self-location, but also, increased ownership, and referral of touch. Our results provided further support for the previous findings that showed evidence for the effect of virtual avatar appearance on BCS.
URI: https://doi.org/10.1002/cav.2038
https://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14365/772
ISSN: 1546-4261
1546-427X
Appears in Collections:Scopus İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / Scopus Indexed Publications Collection
WoS İndeksli Yayınlar Koleksiyonu / WoS Indexed Publications Collection

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