Christoph Schaufler

Investigating the Impact of Customized Avatars and the Proteus Effect during Physical Exercise in Virtual Reality

Virtual reality (VR) allows to embody avatars. Coined the Proteus effect, an avatar's visual appearance can influence users' behavior and perception. Recent work suggests that athletic avatars decrease perceptual and physiological responses during VR exercise. However, such effects can fail to occur when users do not…