caa a22 4500 477132952 CHVBK 20180405111709.0 cr unu---uuuuu 170330e19970301xx s 000 0 eng 10.1007/s005300050045 doi (NATIONALLICENCE)springer-10.1007/s005300050045 Embodiments, avatars, clones and agents for multi-user, multi-sensory virtual worlds [Elektronische Daten] [Steve Benford, John Bowers, Lennart E. Fahlén, Chris Greenhalgh, Dave Snowdon] Abstract.: This paper explores the issue of user embodiment within collaborative virtual environments. By user embodiment we mean the provision of users with appropriate body images so as to represent them to others and also to themselves. By collaborative virtual environments we mean multi-user virtual reality systems which explicitly support cooperative work (although we argue that the results of our exploration may also be applied to other kinds of collaborative system). The main part of the paper identifies a list of embodiment design issues grouped by the general themes of personal representation, conveying activity, embodiment in heterogeneous systems, embodiment of agents, and ethical issues. These issues are illustrated with examples from our own DIVE and MASSIVE collaborative virtual environments. The paper also uses this set of issues as an analytical framework for comparing a number of other communication technologies. Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg, 1997 Key words:Virtual worlds - Embodiments - Avatars - Clones nationallicence Benford Steve Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut Bowers John Department of Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; e-mail: bowers@hera.pych.man.ac.uk, GB aut Fahlén Lennart E. The Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista, Stockholm, Sweden; e-mail: lef@sics.se, SE aut Greenhalgh Chris Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut Snowdon Dave Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut https://doi.org/10.1007/s005300050045 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1007/s005300050045 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Benford Steve Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Bowers John Department of Psychology, The University of Manchester, Manchester, UK; e-mail: bowers@hera.pych.man.ac.uk, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Fahlén Lennart E. The Swedish Institute of Computer Science, Kista, Stockholm, Sweden; e-mail: lef@sics.se, SE aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Greenhalgh Chris Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Snowdon Dave Department of Computer Science, The University of Nottingham, Nottingham, UK; e-mail: {sdb,cmg,dns}@cs.nott.ac.uk, GB aut Metadata rights reserved Springer special CC-BY-NC licence nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-springer