Posts Tagged ‘avatar’
Bonding with avatar can shift perception
PENN STATE / U. MICHIGAN (US) — People who customized an avatar and saw it wearing a backpack overestimated the heights of virtual hills, just as people in real life tend to overestimate heights and distances while carrying extra weight. Continue…
Thursday, May 2, 2013 12:26 - 2 Comments
Health & Medicine - Feb 19, 2013 7:44 - 0 Comments
Chats with an avatar may ease depression
CASE WESTERN RESERVE (US) — Interacting with a computerized avatar may help reduce symptoms of depression, according to a small study of young adults. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Nov 8, 2012 11:12 - 0 Comments
Buff avatars may help us get healthy
U. MISSOURI (US) — Having a fit and healthy virtual avatar may encourage people to improve their own health and appearance, according to a recent study. (more…)
Society & Culture - Mar 15, 2010 10:02 - 0 Comments
Can lookalike avatars help us shape up?
STANFORD (US)—If you saw a digital image of yourself running on a virtual treadmill, would you feel like going to the gym? Probably so, according to a study showing that personalized avatars can motivate people to exercise and eat right. (more…)
Society & Culture - Nov 13, 2009 14:44 - 6 Comments
Avatars behaving badly
TEXAS-AUSTIN (US)—Digital personas, known as avatars, can affect the way people think and feel when interacting in a virtual environment, new research shows. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jul 7, 2009 14:55 - 0 Comments
Ask avatars what makes trends trendy
U. MICHIGAN (US)—Scientists are turning to the virtual world Second Life to understand the role social influence plays in the spreading trends because it’s difficult to track how people acquire new items or preferences in the real world. (more…)
