An Eye Gaze Model for Dyadic Interaction in an Immersive Virtual Environment: Practice and Experience
Vinoba Vinayagamoorthy, Maia Garau, Anthony J. Steed, Mel Slater · Computer Graphics Forum · 2004
Abstract This paper describes a behavioural model used to simulate realistic eye‐gaze behaviour and body animations for avatars representing participants in a shared immersive virtual environment (IVE). The model was used in a study designed to explore the impact of avatar realism on the perceived quality of communication within a negotiation scenario. Our eye‐gaze model was based on data and studies carried out on the behaviour of eye‐gaze during face‐to‐face communication. The technical features of the model are reported here. Information about the motivation behind the study, experimental procedures and a full analysis of the results obtained are given in [ 17 ].