Digital Avatars
Digital avatars is a multifaceted research concept concerning the digital representation and embodiment of individuals within virtual environments and digital interfaces. It investigates the design, function, and implications of these graphical proxies for identity, interaction, and presence in digital spaces. The concept explores how digital avatars are created, personalized, animated, and utilized to facilitate communication, express identity, enable virtual embodiment, and shape user perception and behavior. Key characteristics include their nature as user-associated graphical representations, their role as interfaces for interaction, and their capacity to convey aspects of self or persona. Its significance lies in advancing understanding of online identity formation, social dynamics in virtual communities, human-computer interaction, and the development of immersive technologies.
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Jeremy N. Bailenson, Nick Yee, Dan Merget et al. · PRESENCE Virtual and Augmented Reality · 2006 · 383 citations
Avatar Animation, Social Psychology, Hybrid Realism Solution +33
The effect of avatar realism in immersive social virtual realities
Marc Erich Latoschik, Daniel Roth, Dominik Gall et al. · 2017 · 337 citations · Full text
Behavioral Sciences, Avatar Animation, Interpersonal Communication +14
Will Metaverse Be NextG Internet? Vision, Hype, and Reality
Ruizhi Cheng, Nan Wu, Songqing Chen et al. · IEEE Network · 2022 · 256 citations
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Leading researchers in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.
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DR University of Würzburg | 6 | 442 | 6 |
ME University of Würzburg | 5 | 454 | 5 |
AR Indiana University Bloomington | 4 | 231 | 4 |
KR The University of Sydney | 4 | 223 | 4 |
MG Microsoft (United States) | 4 | 308 | 4 |
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Leading universities and research organizations in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their work on this concept, not their overall record.
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Los Angeles, United States | 20 | 748 | 6 |
Würzburg, Germany | 14 | 1.3K | 5 |
London, United Kingdom | 8 | 680 | 4 |
East Lansing, United States | 4 | 1.2K | 4 |
Gainesville, United States | 14 | 371 | 4 |
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Leading journals and conferences in Digital Avatars. Counts cover only their publications on this concept, not their overall record.
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