Browsing by Author "Slater, Mel"
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3D objects reconstruction from frontal images: an example with guitars
(Springer, 2022-09-15)
Article
Open AccessThis work deals with the automatic 3D reconstruction of objects from frontal RGB images. This aims at a better understanding of the reconstruction of 3D objects from RGB images and their use in immersive virtual environments. ... -
A separate reality : An update on place Illusion and plausibility in virtual reality
(2022-06-27)
Article
Open AccessWe review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of “being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two orthogonal illusions that we refer to ... -
An embodied perspective as a victim of sexual harassment in virtual reality reduces action conformity in a later Milgram obedience scenario
(Nature, 2020-04-10)
Article
Open AccessGroup pressure can often result in people carrying out harmful actions towards others that they would not normally carry out by themselves. However, few studies have manipulated factors that might overcome this. Here male ... -
Automatic 3D avatar generation from a single RBG frontal image
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2022)
Conference lecture
Open AccessWe present a complete automatic system to obtain a realistic 3D avatar reconstruction of a person using only a frontal RGB image. Our proposed workflow first determines the pose, shape and semantic information from the ... -
Automatic 3D character reconstruction from frontal and lateral monocular 2D RGB views
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2020)
Conference report
Open AccessWe present an automatic animatable 3D character reconstruction method from frontal and lateral RGB pictures of the person to reconstruct. We propose a method where, after obtaining a 3D reconstruction from a frontal view, ... -
Desensitizing anxiety through imperceptible change: feasibility study on a paradigm for single-session exposure therapy for fear of public speaking
(2024-07-22)
Article
Open AccessExposure therapy (ET) for anxiety disorders involves introducing the participant to an anxiety-provoking situation over several treatment sessions. Each time, the participant is exposed to a higher anxiety-provoking stimulus; ... -
Disturbance and plausibility in a virtual rock concert: a pilot study
(Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE), 2021)
Conference report
Open AccessWe present methods used to produce and study a first version of an attempt to reconstruct a 1983 live rock concert in virtual reality. An approximately 10 minute performance by the rock band Dire Straits was rendered in ... -
Evaluating participant responses to a virtual reality experience using reinforcement learning
(Royal Society, 2021-09-15)
Article
Open AccessVirtual reality applications depend on multiple factors, for example, quality of rendering, responsiveness, and interfaces. In order to evaluate the relative contributions of different factors to quality of experience, ... -
QuickVR: A standard library for virtual embodiment in unity
(2022-09-15)
Article
Open AccessIn the last few years the field of Virtual Reality (VR) has experienced significant growth through the introduction of low-cost VR devices to the mass market. However, VR has been used for many years by researchers since ... -
Self-observation of a virtual body-double engaged in social interaction reduces persecutory thoughts
(Nature, 2021-12-14)
Article
Open AccessThe proportion of the population who experience persecutory thoughts is 10–15%. People then engage in safety-seeking behaviours, typically avoiding social interactions, which prevents disconfirmatory experiences and hence ... -
The making of a newspaper interview in virtual reality: realistic avatars, philosophy, and sushi
(2023-11)
Article
Open AccessVR United is a virtual reality application that we have developed to support multiple people simultaneously interacting in the same environment. Each person is represented with a virtual body that looks like themselves. ... -
The Rocketbox library and the utility of freely available rigged avatars
(2020-11-03)
Article
Open AccessAs part of the open sourcing of the Microsoft Rocketbox avatar library for research and academic purposes, here we discuss the importance of rigged avatars for the Virtual and Augmented Reality (VR, AR) research community. ... -
The sentiment of a virtual rock concert
(2022-08-23)
Article
Open AccessWe created a virtual reality version of a 1983 performance by Dire Straits, this being a highly complex scenario consisting of both the virtual band performance and the appearance and behaviour of the virtual audience ... -
Virtual body ownership and its consequences for implicit racial bias are dependent on social context
(Royal Society, 2020-12-09)
Article
Open AccessWhen people hold implicit biases against a group they typically engage in discriminatory behaviour against group members. In the context of the implicit racial bias of ‘White' against ‘Black' people, it has been shown ...
