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Experiencing Virtual Reality Together: Social VR Use Case Study

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TVX '18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video

Pages 233 - 238

https://doi.org/10.1145/3210825.3213566

Published: 25 June 2018 Publication History

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As Virtual Reality (VR) applications gain more momentum recently, the social and communication aspects of VR experiences become more relevant. In this paper, we present some initial results of understanding the type of applications and factors that users would find relevant for Social VR. We conducted a study involving 91 participants, and identified 4 key use cases for Social VR: video conferencing, education, gaming and watching movies. Further, we identified 2 important factors for such experiences: interacting within the experience, and enjoying the experience. Our results serve as an initial step before performing more detailed studies on the functional requirements for specific Social VR applications. We also discuss the necessary research to fill in current technological gaps in order to move Social VR experiences forward.

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Experiencing Virtual Reality Together: Social VR Use Case Study
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Human computer interaction (HCI)
    1. Interaction paradigms
      1. Virtual reality
2. Information systems
  1. Information systems applications
    1. Multimedia information systems
  2. World Wide Web
    1. Web applications
      1. Internet communications tools
        Web conferencing

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TVX '18: Proceedings of the 2018 ACM International Conference on Interactive Experiences for TV and Online Video

June 2018

266 pages

ISBN:9781450351157

DOI:10.1145/3210825

General Chairs:
Hokyoung Ryu
Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
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Jieun Kim
Hanyang University, Republic of Korea
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Teresa Chambel
LASIGE, Fac. de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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Newcastle University, UK
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Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy
BBC Research & Development, UK
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Wei Tsang Ooi
National University of Singapore, Singapore

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