2008 Volume 10 Issue 2 Pages 275-284
We have proposed a method of embodied self-referable video communication where the virtual face-to-face scene of talkers is presented by using Chroma Key effect, so that two remote talkers can observe their face-to-face interactive behavior and share the embodiment in communication. The previous communication experiment demonstrated the effectiveness of the virtual face-to-face scene by sensory evaluation based on the Picture-in-a-Picture (PIP) scene for free conversation between friends. In this paper, this virtual face-to-face projection is compared with the PIP scene and the mirror scene in which own video image is superimposed on the other talker's video image (virtual mirror scene), for the examination of effective use. The effectiveness of the virtual face-to-face projection is demonstrated by sensory evaluation and human interaction analysis in the role-play of job interview between strangers for 20 pairs of 40 talkers.
