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Again, Together: Socially Reliving Virtual Reality Experiences When Separated

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Cheng Yao Wang,

Mose Sakashita,

Andrea Stevenson WonAuthors Info & Claims

CHI '20: Proceedings of the 2020 CHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems

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https://doi.org/10.1145/3313831.3376642

Published: 23 April 2020 Publication History

Abstract

To share a virtual reality (VR) experience remotely together, users usually record videos from an individual's point of view and then co-watch these videos. However, co-watching recorded videos limits users to reliving their memories from the perspective from which the video was captured. In this paper, we describe ReliveInVR, a new time-machine-like VR experience sharing method. ReliveInVR allows multiple users to immerse themselves in the relived experience together and independently view the experience from any perspective. We conducted a 1x3 within-subject study with 26 dyads to compare ReliveInVR with (1) co-watching 360-degree videos on desktop, and (2) co-watching 360-degree videos in VR. Our results suggest that participants reported higher levels of immersion and social presence in ReliveInVR. Participants in ReliveInVR also understood the shared experience better, discovered unnoticed things together and found the sharing experience more fulfilling. We discuss the design implications for sharing VR experiences over time and space.

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Again, Together: Socially Reliving Virtual Reality Experiences When Separated
1. Human-centered computing
  1. Collaborative and social computing
    1. Collaborative and social computing systems and tools
  2. Human computer interaction (HCI)

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