“Space Echo 2.0: Redefining Social Interaction Through Communication Barriers in VR” by Cho and Riecke
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Title:
- Space Echo 2.0: Redefining Social Interaction Through Communication Barriers in VR
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- Spatial Storytelling
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Abstract:
Space Echo 2.0 is an immersive multiplayer VR experience exploring the paradox of communication. Inspired by Echo and Narcissus, it challenges participants as speaking pushes them apart. In a multiplayer virtual environment. Two users float through space, engaging in dialogue and collaborating on tasks, prompting reflection on connection and isolation.
References:
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[3] Daniel Maloney et al. 2020. Talking without a Voice: Understanding Non-verbal Communication in Social Virtual Reality. Proceedings of the ACM on Human-Computer Interaction 4, CSCW2 (2020), 1–25.
[4] Braxton Soderman. 2021. Against Flow: Video Games and the Flowing Subject. MIT Press, Cambridge, MA.
