Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you?: preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy

Cassandra L. Crone; Grace Chamberlin; Kyle Aspinall; Gaurav Patil; Michael J. Richardson; Rachel W. Kallen

doi:10.1145/3527188.3563922

Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you? preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy

Cassandra L. Crone, Grace Chamberlin, Kyle Aspinall, Gaurav Patil, Michael J. Richardson, Rachel W. Kallen

School of Psychological Sciences

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference proceeding contribution › peer-review

1 Citation (Scopus)

Abstract

Embodied virtual interactions can contribute to more immersive perspective taking experiences, which in turn can increase empathy and affiliation. This study sought to investigate these outcomes in the context of unconscious bias related to gender identity during interpersonal interactions. We conducted a simulated interview in virtual reality, in which participants embodied a transgender or cisgender avatar and interacted with a human-controlled agent (transgender woman). Preliminary results reveal differences between women and men in their experiences of empathy and emotional state when embodied as a transgender avatar.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	HAI '22
Subtitle of host publication	Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction
Place of Publication	New York, NY
Publisher	Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)
Pages	242-244
Number of pages	3
ISBN (Electronic)	9781450393232
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1145/3527188.3563922
Publication status	Published - Dec 2022
Event	International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (10th : 2022) - Christchurch, New Zealand Duration: 5 Dec 2022 → 8 Dec 2022

Conference

Conference	International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (10th : 2022)
Abbreviated title	HAI ’22
Country/Territory	New Zealand
City	Christchurch
Period	5/12/22 → 8/12/22

Keywords

embodiment
human-virtual agent interaction
virtual reality
virtually-mediated perspective taking

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10.1145/3527188.3563922

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Crone, C. L., Chamberlin, G., Aspinall, K., Patil, G., Richardson, M. J., & Kallen, R. W. (2022). Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you? preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy. In HAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (pp. 242-244). Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). https://doi.org/10.1145/3527188.3563922

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Crone, CL, Chamberlin, G, Aspinall, K, Patil, G , Richardson, MJ & Kallen, RW 2022, Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you? preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy. in HAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), New York, NY, pp. 242-244, International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction (10th : 2022), Christchurch, New Zealand, 5/12/22. https://doi.org/10.1145/3527188.3563922

Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you? preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy. / Crone, Cassandra L.; Chamberlin, Grace; Aspinall, Kyle et al.
HAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM), 2022. p. 242-244.

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Crone CL, Chamberlin G, Aspinall K, Patil G , Richardson MJ , Kallen RW. Embodied virtual interactions: what does equity mean to you? preliminary results for the impact of transgender avatar embodiment on empathy. In HAI '22: Proceedings of the 10th International Conference on Human-Agent Interaction. New York, NY: Association for Computing Machinery (ACM). 2022. p. 242-244 doi: 10.1145/3527188.3563922