Acting together: Joint pedestrian road crossing in an immersive virtual environment

Yuanyuan Jiang; Elizabeth E O'Neal; Junghum Paul Yon; Luke Franzen; Pooya Rahimian; Jodie M Plumert; Joseph K Kearney

doi:10.1109/VR.2016.7504719

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Acting together: Joint pedestrian road crossing in an immersive virtual environment

Yuanyuan Jiang, Elizabeth E O'Neal, Junghum Paul Yon, Luke Franzen, Pooya Rahimian, Jodie M Plumert and Joseph K Kearney

2016 IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), Vol.2016-, pp.193-194

03/2016

DOI: 10.1109/VR.2016.7504719

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Abstract

We investigated how two people jointly coordinate their decisions and actions in a co-occupied, large-screen virtual environment. The task for participants was to physically cross a virtual road with continuous traffic without getting hit by a car. Participants performed this task either alone or with another person (see Fig.1). We found that pairs often crossed the same gap together and closely synchronized their movements when crossing. Pairs also chose larger gaps than individuals to accommodate the extra time needed to cross through gaps together. These results reveal how two people interact and coordinate their behaviors in performing whole-body, joint motions. This study also provides a foundation for future studies examining joint actions in shared VEs where participants are represented by graphic avatars.

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Title: Subtitle: Acting together: Joint pedestrian road crossing in an immersive virtual environment
Creators: Yuanyuan Jiang - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Elizabeth E O'Neal - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Junghum Paul Yon - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Luke Franzen - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Pooya Rahimian - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Jodie M Plumert - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Joseph K Kearney - Univ. of Iowa, Iowa City, IA, USA
Resource Type: Conference proceeding
Publication Details: 2016 IEEE Virtual Reality (VR), Vol.2016-, pp.193-194
DOI: 10.1109/VR.2016.7504719
eISSN: 2375-5334
Publisher: IEEE
Language: English
Date published: 03/2016
Academic Unit: Psychological and Brain Sciences; Nursing; Injury Prevention Research Center; Computer Science
Record Identifier: 9984002327302771

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