Frances Batchelor

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Avatar-Mediated Communication in Social VR: An In-depth Exploration of Older Adult Interaction in an Emerging Communication Platform

While HCI researchers have begun designing personalised VR experiences for older adults, there has been limited research examining the use of social VR - where users interact via avatars in a virtual environment. Avatar-mediated communication (AMC) is a crucial component of the social VR experience, but older users’ e…

CSCW '195th+ AuthorVR and immersive interfaces

Interrogating Social Virtual Reality as a Communication Medium for Older Adults

A growing body of research is examining the way that virtual reality (VR) technology might enrich the lives of older adults. However, no studies have yet examined how this technology–combining head mounted displays, motion tracking, avatars, and virtual environments–might contribute to older adult wellbeing by facilit…

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