Being in Someone Else Body: Users’ Opinions About the Body Swap Illusion Experience With the Machine To Be Another
Sara Ventura, Rocío Herrero, Ausiàs Cebolla, Rosa Baños · Atlantis highlights in social sciences, education and humanities/Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities · 2024
Virtual Reality has an enormous potential to induce the sense of body illusion.However, most of the studies examine its efficacy in enhancing research outcomes without focusing on participants' experience, which could imply a lack knowledge about the real impact that technology and its features have.For this, the implication of end-users in the development and testing process is necessary.The present study aims to investigate the usability of a virtual reality embodied system, the Machine to Be Another, to understand the interaction of the participants with the technology and to figure out how it could induce the sense of body illusion.A qualitative study with focus groups was adopted, and four themes emerged: (1) the experience of the sense of embodiment; (2) the trick for the illusion; (3) the participants' impression; and (4) the suspension of disbelief.Each category is described; limits and future directions are also discussed.