Enhancing Training and Learning in Virtual Reality: The Influence of Alien Motion on Sense of Embodiment
Vittorio Fiscale, Tetsunari Inamura, Agata Marta Soccini · 2023
Assistive agents have to adapt training tasks according to the needs of the users. Virtual Reality can be helpful in understanding the best support strategies to improve people’s motivation, performance and confidence in their capabilities, defined as self-efficacy. When given a virtual body, users can develop a sense of embodiment towards it. We developed a ball-throwing training system that is able to support users by enhancing the sphere’s trajectory without them being aware of it, to increase their confidence. We analyzed the influence of the support system on sense of embodiment and found that it persisted despite the alterations.