2011 Volume 13 Issue 3 Pages 243-254
In avatar-mediated communication, there is concern that the deference between user's and avatar's appearances detracts the sense of affinity. However, the personalized avatar did not produce the favorability against the expectation. In this study, a general deformation rule independent from the aspects of the model was discussed by comparing the sixteen cartoonish deformed portraits to the originals. An avatar personalize tool based on the averaged deformation proportions was developed. It was experimentally confirmed that the deformed-personalized avatars tend to produce the more sense of affinity.
