The Proteus Effect: Influence of Avatar Appearance on Social Interaction in Virtual Environments

被引:6
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作者
Bian, Yulong [1 ]
Zhou, Chao [2 ]
Tian, Yu [1 ]
Wang, Peng [1 ]
Gao, Fengqiang [1 ]
机构
[1] Shandong Normal Univ, Sch Psychol, Jinan 250014, Peoples R China
[2] Liaoning Normal Univ, Coll Psychol, Dalian 116029, Peoples R China
来源
HCI INTERNATIONAL 2015 - POSTERS' EXTENDED ABSTRACTS, PT II | 2015年 / 529卷
关键词
Proteus effect; Virtual environment; Avatar; Shyness; Social interaction; SELF-REPRESENTATION; SHYNESS;
D O I
10.1007/978-3-319-21383-5_13
中图分类号
TP39 [计算机的应用];
学科分类号
081203 ; 0835 ;
摘要
In virtual interactions, avatars can affect people's perceptions, attitudes, and behaviors consciously or unconsciously, which is known as the Proteus effect. The study created a new paradigm of "virtual scenario simulation" to investigate the impact of avatars on social behavior in different social interaction contexts. Experiment 1 investigated the impact of avatars on social participation level in participating-social-interaction contexts. Experiment 2 extended the work to maintaining-interaction context. Results showed that: (1) both situational factor (social interaction contexts) and individual factor (shyness level) could affect the occurrence of the Proteus effect. (2) The Proteus effects were moderated by the social interaction contexts. (3) In the maintaining-interaction context, the Proteus effects were moderated by the level of shyness.
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页码:78 / 83
页数:6
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