Evaluate the impact of identity visual indicators on trust in social VR
This call for a thesis or project is open for the following modules:
If you are interested, please get in touch with the primary contact person listed below.
Background
In this project, you will evaluate how different identity visual indicators influence social VR users to trust others’ avatar, using tasks such as a Virtual Maze and an Investment Game. This project aims to utilise a validated paradigm for measuring trust in VR and investigate the usability of visual indicators in identity management.
Tasks
The project will focus on the following tasks:
- Literature research
- Modify of existing programs/paradigm for the proposed research topic
- Execute of a user study to to measure trust using the paradigm
- Quantitative and qualitative evaluation of study results
- Derivation of design options and further development
Prerequisites
- Experience in Unity development
- Knowledge of quantitative and qualitative research methods
- High interest in virtual reality and state of the art research
Contact Persons at the University Würzburg
Jinghuai Lin (Primary Contact Person)Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of Würzburg
jinghuai.lin(at)uni-wuerzburg.de
Marc Erich Latoschik
Human-Computer Interaction Group, University of Würzburg
marc.latoschik(at)uni-wuerzburg.de
