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Being in Someone Else Body: Users’ Opinions About the Body Swap Illusion Experience With the Machine To Be Another

Authors
Sara Ventura1, 4, *, Rocío Herrero2, 3, Ausiàs Cebolla3, 5, Rosa Baños3, 4, 5
1Department of Psychology, University of Bologna, 40127, Bologna, Italy
2Department of Psychology and Sociology, University of Zaragoza, 50009, Teruel, Spain
3CIBERObn Physiopathology of Obesity and Nutrition, Instituto de Salud Carlos III, 28029, Madrid, Spain
4Polibienestar Institute, University of Valencia, 46022, Valencia, Spain
5Department of Personality, Evaluation and Psychological Treatment, University of Valencia, 46010, Valencia, Spain
*Corresponding author. Email: sara.ventura@uv.es
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Sara Ventura
Available Online 19 February 2024.
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_12How to use a DOI?
Keywords
user experience; technology evaluation; virtual reality; embodied technology; thematic analysis
Abstract

Virtual Reality has an enormous potential to induce the sense of body illusion. However, most of the studies examine its efficacy in enhancing research outcomes without focusing on participants’ experience, which could imply a lack knowledge about the real impact that technology and its features have. For this, the implication of end-users in the development and testing process is necessary. The present study aims to investigate the usability of a virtual reality embodied system, the Machine to Be Another, to understand the interaction of the participants with the technology and to figure out how it could induce the sense of body illusion. A qualitative study with focus groups was adopted, and four themes emerged: (1) the experience of the sense of embodiment; (2) the trick for the illusion; (3) the participants’ impression; and (4) the suspension of disbelief. Each category is described; limits and future directions are also discussed.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the Positive Technology International Conference 2023 Positive Technology: Possible Synergies between Emerging Technologies and Positive Psychology (PT 2023)
Series
Atlantis Highlights in Social Sciences, Education and Humanities
Publication Date
19 February 2024
ISBN
10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_12
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2667-128X
DOI
10.2991/978-94-6463-378-8_12How to use a DOI?
Copyright
© 2024 The Author(s)
Open Access
Open Access This chapter is licensed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/), which permits any noncommercial use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license and indicate if changes were made.

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