Cross-Cultural Study of Expressive Avatars (2004)

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Abstract
Avatars play an important role in international online communities. While certain simple expressions, such as facial emotional expressions are cultural independent, more complex expressions might not be. Therefore we conducted a cross-cultural study to investigate the influence of the users’ cultural background (Japanese or Dutch) on their perception of avatar’s expressions in terms of perceived arousal and valence. A significant gender difference was found for valence. Women and in particular Japanese women rated the expressions more positive.
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Bartneck C, Takahashi T, Katagiri Y (2004). Cross-Cultural Study of Expressive Avatars. Twente, Netherlands: Social Intelligence Design 2004. 2004.This citation is automatically generated and may be unreliable. Use as a guide only.
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cross-culture; avatars; expressions; animations; arousal; valenceANZSRC Fields of Research
08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0806 - Information Systems::080602 - Computer-Human Interaction08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing::080101 - Adaptive Agents and Intelligent Robotics
17 - Psychology and Cognitive Sciences::1701 - Psychology::170113 - Social and Community Psychology
08 - Information and Computing Sciences::0801 - Artificial Intelligence and Image Processing::080111 - Virtual Reality and Related Simulation