{"title":"The Immersive VR Self: Performance, Embodiment and Presence in Immersive Virtual Reality Environments","authors":"Raz Schwartz, W. Steptoe","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-9","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-9","url":null,"abstract":"Virtual avatars are a common way to present oneself in online social interactions. From cartoonish emoticons to hyper-realistic humanoids, these online representations help us portray a certain image to our respective audiences. Immersive VR systems like the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive track a user’s physical body movement in real-time and utilize this data to drive the corresponding behavior of an avatar. What is then special about avatars in immersive environments and how does this difference play out in the relationship between a user’s physical and virtual sense of presence? In this paper, we summarize academic research in this field, study the conditions that construct selfpresentation in immersive VR, coin the term “immersive VR self” and detail its unique characteristics.","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"15 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133435710","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Agency in the Digital Age: Using Symbiotic Agency to Explain Human–Technology Interaction","authors":"Gina Neff, Péter Nagy","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-8","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-8","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"85 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126240531","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"The Robot Dog Fetches for Whom?","authors":"J. Donath","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-2","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-2","url":null,"abstract":"I can see why some people might find the scene heartwarming -it’s a lovely setting. And though you only see the boy’s back, he evokes a very all-American sort of innocent, free youth, with his denim jeans, his cotton sweatshirt -and his loyal companion dog. Sitting down, they are roughly the same size. The dog’s head is held high, his ears a bit cocked forward -he’s alert, protective. A boy and his dog: innocent, independent.","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"55 1-2","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"120926793","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Self in the Loop: Bits, Patterns, and Pathways in the Quantified Self","authors":"Natasha D. Schüll","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-3","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-3","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"104 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"133962823","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Human–Bot Ecologies","authors":"Douglas Guilbeault, J. Finkelstein","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-12","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-12","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"263 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"122467157","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"AI, The Persona, and Rights","authors":"T. Shepherd","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-13","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-13","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"38 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"116877655","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Other Things: AI, Robots, and Society","authors":"David J. Gunkel","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-5","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-5","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"36 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"126066612","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}
{"title":"Clones and Cyborgs: Metaphors of Artificial Intelligence","authors":"J. Lingel","doi":"10.4324/9781315202082-11","DOIUrl":"https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315202082-11","url":null,"abstract":"","PeriodicalId":330199,"journal":{"name":"A Networked Self and Human Augmentics, Artificial Intelligence, Sentience","volume":"10 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0,"publicationDate":"2018-07-11","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":null,"resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":"115512358","PeriodicalName":null,"FirstCategoryId":null,"ListUrlMain":null,"RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":"","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":"","EPubDate":null,"PubModel":null,"JCR":null,"JCRName":null,"Score":null,"Total":0}