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Glove versus controller: the effect of VR gloves and controllers on presence, embodiment, and cognitive absorption 手套与控制器：虚拟现实手套和控制器对临场感、体现和认知吸收的影响

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-03-26 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1337959

Raphael Palombo, Sebastian Weber, Marc Wyszynski, Björn Niehaves

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What my bias meant for my embodiment: an investigation on virtual embodiment in desktop-based virtual reality 我的偏见对我的体现意味着什么：基于桌面的虚拟现实中的虚拟体现调查

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-03-25 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1251564

Christopher You, Tabitha Peck, J. Stuart, Alexandre Gomes de Siqueira, Benjamin Lok

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Wayfinding in immersive virtual environments as social activity supported by virtual agents 身临其境虚拟环境中的寻路，作为虚拟代理支持的社交活动

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-29 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2023.1334795

A. Bönsch, Jonathan Ehret, Daniel Rupp, Torsten W. Kuhlen

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Real human touch: performer-facilitated touch enhances presence and embodiment in immersive performance 真实的人类触摸：表演者促成的触摸增强了身临其境表演中的临场感和体现感

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2023.1336581

John Desnoyers-Stewart, Margherita Bergamo Meneghini, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, B. Riecke

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Real human touch: performer-facilitated touch enhances presence and embodiment in immersive performance 真实的人类触摸：表演者促成的触摸增强了身临其境表演中的临场感和体现感

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-13 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2023.1336581

John Desnoyers-Stewart, Margherita Bergamo Meneghini, Ekaterina R. Stepanova, B. Riecke

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To trust or not to trust? Face and voice modulation of virtual avatars 信任还是不信任？虚拟化身的面部和声音调制

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1301322

S. Siehl, Kornelius Kammler-Sücker, Stella Guldner, Yannick Janvier, Rabia Zohair, Frauke Nees

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Gender expression and gender identity in virtual reality: avatars, role-adoption, and social interaction in VRChat 虚拟现实中的性别表达和性别认同：VRChat 中的化身、角色选择和社交互动

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1305758

Jingyi Zhang, Joshua Juvrud

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To trust or not to trust? Face and voice modulation of virtual avatars 信任还是不信任？虚拟化身的面部和声音调制

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1301322

S. Siehl, Kornelius Kammler-Sücker, Stella Guldner, Yannick Janvier, Rabia Zohair, Frauke Nees

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Gender expression and gender identity in virtual reality: avatars, role-adoption, and social interaction in VRChat 虚拟现实中的性别表达和性别认同：VRChat 中的化身、角色选择和社交互动

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-12 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1305758

Jingyi Zhang, Joshua Juvrud

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Foreign language learning using augmented reality environments: a systematic review 利用增强现实环境学习外语：系统综述

Frontiers in Virtual Reality Pub Date : 2024-02-09 DOI: 10.3389/frvir.2024.1288824

Isabel Schorr, D. A. Plecher, Christian Eichhorn, Gudrun Klinker

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