Where Do They Go?

ACM International Conference on Intelligent Virtual Agents (IVA), pp. 1–3

Abstract

On entering an unknown immersive virtual environment, a user's first task is gaining knowledge about the respective scene, termed scene exploration. While many techniques for aided scene exploration exist, such as virtual guides, or maps, unaided wayfinding through pedestrians-as-cues is still in its infancy. We contribute to this research by indirectly guiding users through pedestrian groups conversing about their target location. A user who overhears the conversation without being a direct addressee can consciously decide whether to follow the group to reach an unseen point of interest. We outline our approach and give insights into the results of a first feasibility study in which we compared our new approach to non-talkative groups and groups conversing about random topics.

Authors 4

1. Andrea Bönsch Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

2. Till Sittart Aachen Department of Computer Science

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Department of Computer Science, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

3. Jonathan Ehret Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany

4. Torsten Kuhlen Aachen Visual Computing Institute

   RWTH Aachen University

   Affiliation as printed

   Visual Computing Institute, RWTH Aachen University, Germany