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The purpose of this study was to evaluate requirements for avatars in hybrid communication environments, namely the appearance of the avatar and the presence of a physical entity for remote communication in real space. Therefore, we constructed remote communication systems using three types of avatars, taking into account the appearance of the avatar whether it is the person himself or not and whether it has a physical entity or not. We then conducted evaluation experiments comparing communication with said avatars to communication with a real human. As a result, it was found that it is necessary for the avatar to have the same appearance as the remote user in order to enhance the sense of being in the same room, the sense of collaborating with the specific remote user, etc.
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This research was partially supported by JKA promotion funds from KEIRIN RACE (2022M-272). This work was supported by JST SPRING, Grant Number JPMJSP2123.
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Kida, Y., Matsuoka, K., Ogi, T. (2022). Necessary Requirements of Avatars for Remote Communication in Real Space. In: Barolli, L., Miwa, H., Enokido, T. (eds) Advances in Network-Based Information Systems. NBiS 2022. Lecture Notes in Networks and Systems, vol 526. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-14314-4_36
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