3rd person point of view series#

More specifically, the research presented here aims to determine the impact and the potentialities offered by the use of different viewpoints in IVE: first- and third-person perspective (Figures 2 and 3). The purpose of our study is to contribute to an improved understanding of the embodiment process in IVE by focusing on a use case close to what the video game industry could offer (Figure 1) thanks to the currently increasing spread of VR tech. Moreover, only few studies analyze the relation between viewpoint and performance in IVE ( Salamin et al., 2010 Covaci et al., 2014 Debarba et al., 2015). Some argue that the first-person perspective is the most suitable condition to induce a high sense of embodiment ( Slater et al., 2010 Petkova et al., 2011 Maselli and Slater, 2013), while others do not observe significant differences between the two viewpoint modes ( Debarba et al., 2015). However, the studies concerning the viewpoint notion and its consequences in terms of embodiment reached different conclusions ( Slater et al., 2010 Petkova et al., 2011 Maselli and Slater, 2013 Debarba et al., 2015). Identifying the factors influencing these components is an essential step in order to allow the development of applications exploiting the potential of virtual reality technologies.Ĭurrent research allows to identify many factors affecting the level of technological immersion ( Slater and Wilbur, 1997 Slater, 1999 Cummings and Bailenson, 2016) of VR setup, such as field of view, tracking level, or stereoscopy. While no consensus has been reached on the matter, it is nevertheless possible to identify three constitutive dimensions of the embodiment process in IVE ( Kilteni et al., 2012): the sense of self-location, the sense of agency, and the sense of ownership of the virtual body. For years, these concepts have been the focus of numerous investigations conducted by researchers from different disciplinary fields, such as computer science, psychology, or even neuroscience.

The sense of presence and the sense of embodiment are essential components of user experience in immersive virtual environments. Concerning users’ performance, our results demonstrate that the first-person perspective enables more accurate interactions, while the third-person perspective provides better space awareness. However, no significant differences were observed concerning the sense of agency. Nonetheless, they provide evidence confirming the relevance of using the first-person perspective to induce a sense of embodiment toward a virtual body, especially in terms of self-location and ownership. Our results do not reveal significant differences concerning the sense of spatial presence with either point of view.

3rd person point of view series#

Our empirical study is conducted in order to assess the sense of presence, the sense of embodiment, and performance of users confronted with a series of tasks presenting a case of potential use for the video game industry. Within this context, our research aims to compare the impact and the potentialities enabled via the integration of the third-person perspective (3PP) in immersive virtual environments (IVE). 2DICEN-IDF, Conservatoire National des Arts et Métiers, Paris, FranceĬurrent design of virtual reality (VR) applications relies essentially on the transposition of users’ viewpoint in first-person perspective (1PP).1LAMPA, Arts et Métiers ParisTech, Présence et Innovation, Angers, France.

Etienne Armand Amato 2 and Simon Richir 1