Who's Watching Me?: Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames

Zixuan Guo; Wenge Xu; Jialin Zhang; Hongyu Wang; Cheng Hung Lo; Hai Ning Liang

doi:10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077

Who's Watching Me? Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames

Zixuan Guo, Wenge Xu, Jialin Zhang, Hongyu Wang, Cheng Hung Lo, Hai Ning Liang^*

^*Corresponding author for this work

Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University

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Abstract

Familiarity with audiences plays a significant role in shaping individual performance and experience across various activities in everyday life. This study delves into the impact of familiarity with non-playable character (NPC) audiences on player performance and experience in virtual reality (VR) exergames. By manipulating of NPC appearance (face and body shape) and voice familiarity, we explored their effect on game performance, experience, and exertion. The findings reveal that familiar NPC audiences have a positive impact on performance, creating a more enjoyable gaming experience, and leading players to perceive less exertion. Moreover, individuals with higher levels of self-consciousness exhibit heightened sensitivity to the familiarity with NPC audiences. Our results shed light on the role of familiar NPC audiences in enhancing player experiences and provide insights for designing more engaging and personalized VR exergame environments.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023
Editors	Gerd Bruder, Anne-Helene Olivier, Andrew Cunningham, Evan Yifan Peng, Jens Grubert, Ian Williams
Publisher	Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.
Pages	622-631
Number of pages	10
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350328387
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077
Publication status	Published - 16 Oct 2023
Event	22nd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023 - Sydney, Australia Duration: 16 Oct 2023 → 20 Oct 2023

Publication series

Name	Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023

Conference

Conference	22nd IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023
Country/Territory	Australia
City	Sydney
Period	16/10/23 → 20/10/23

Keywords

Human computer interaction (HCI)
Human-centered computing
Interaction paradigms
Interactive games
Software and its engineering
Software organization and properties
Virtual reality
Virtual worlds software

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10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077

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Guo, Z., Xu, W., Zhang, J., Wang, H., Lo, C. H., & Liang, H. N. (2023). Who's Watching Me? Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames. In G. Bruder, A.-H. Olivier, A. Cunningham, E. Y. Peng, J. Grubert, & I. Williams (Eds.), Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023 (pp. 622-631). (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023). Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.. https://doi.org/10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077

Guo, Zixuan ; Xu, Wenge ; Zhang, Jialin et al. / Who's Watching Me? Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames. Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023. editor / Gerd Bruder ; Anne-Helene Olivier ; Andrew Cunningham ; Evan Yifan Peng ; Jens Grubert ; Ian Williams. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. pp. 622-631 (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023).

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Who's Watching Me? Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames. / Guo, Zixuan; Xu, Wenge; Zhang, Jialin et al.
Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023. ed. / Gerd Bruder; Anne-Helene Olivier; Andrew Cunningham; Evan Yifan Peng; Jens Grubert; Ian Williams. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2023. p. 622-631 (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023).

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Guo Z, Xu W, Zhang J, Wang H, Lo CH, Liang HN. Who's Watching Me? Exploring the Impact of Audience Familiarity on Player Performance, Experience, and Exertion in Virtual Reality Exergames. In Bruder G, Olivier AH, Cunningham A, Peng EY, Grubert J, Williams I, editors, Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023. Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc. 2023. p. 622-631. (Proceedings - 2023 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality, ISMAR 2023). doi: 10.1109/ISMAR59233.2023.00077