The Virtual Maze: a Tool for Measuring Trust towards Virtual Humans
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Jinghuai Lin, Johrine Cronjé, Ivo Käthner, Paul Pauli, 
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Jinghuai Lin, Johrine Cronjé, Ivo Käthner, Paul Pauli, Marc Erich LatoschikAuthors Info & ClaimsArticle No.: 65, Pages 1 - 3
Abstract
This demo presents an innovative and validated method for measuring interpersonal trust in virtual humans as social interaction partners. In our design, participants are tasked to navigate through a virtual reality maze and interact with a virtual human, seeking advice on which path to take. By carefully designing the experiments and context, we induced participants to believe that they are interacting with a real person. A validation study, manipulating virtual humans' appearance, tone of voice, and engagement, revealed that the frequency of advice-seeking in the maze correlates with participants' evaluation of interpersonal trust towards virtual humans. Thus, our paradigm represents a valuable research tool for studying trust in virtual reality.
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September 2023
376 pages
ISBN:9781450399944
DOI:10.1145/3570945
- General Chairs:
- Birgit Lugrin,
- Marc Latoschik,
- Sebastion von Mammen,
- Program Chairs:
- Stefan Kopp,
- Florian Pécune,
- Catherine Pelachaud
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IVA '23: ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents
September 19 - 22, 2023
Würzburg, Germany
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