Yuan He

Title: Motion in the Metaverse: Perception of identity and personality from embodied humans Engagement in an Online Social Media Domain

Supervision Team: Rachel McDonnell, TCD / Brendan Rooney, UCD / Aphra Kerr, TU Dublin

Description: The Metaverse is expected to be a digital reality combining social media and gaming, with augmented and virtual reality, allowing users to interact virtually for both work and entertainment. The Metaverse cannot exist without avatars, which are virtual manifestations of the humans interacting in the space. In this project, we will investigate the perception of motion of avatars in social interactions in immersive Virtual Reality. In particular, we are interested in how the quality of motion mapped from the human affects perception of personality and personal identity. Additionally, the ethical, legal and social implications around how human motion data is captured and stored in the Metaverse will be investigated as part of this project