Immersion: Default to Different Embodiment & Extension
& Expression
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Being a Part of the Digital Crowd Presence: realism
Co-Presence: Interaction Presence + Co-Presence = Human-ness
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The Big Question What factors influence the perception of
human-ness in avatars?
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Design Does style of language affect perception of humanness in
avatars? IV: Human/non-human appearance Use of Netspeak or formal
English in introduction
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Procedure 83 students at the University of Kentucky
participated in an online survey: Which is controlled by a
human?
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Conditions 1.Man with Netspeak/ Tiger with formal English 2.Man
with formal engish/ Tiger with Netspeak 3.Images only 4.Text Only
NetspeakFormal
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The avatar that used Netspeak (behaved realistically) was more
frequently perceived as human-controlled even when it looked like a
tiger instead of a man (appeared realistically).
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Control Group Results Choices of Human Controlled Avatar
without Introductions Choices of Human Generated Introduction
without Images
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What does this mean? Style of language is a significant factor
in behavioral realism. Utilizing Netspeak can promote presence in
virtual interactions. Ummm....lyke... R u evn real?!?!?!? How do i
no???????
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