Host: The Japan Society of Mechanical Engineers
Name : [in Japanese]
Date : June 28, 2023 - July 01, 2023
This paper examines the changes in bodily sensations that occur when a person visually sees their own predicted movements. Previous studies have investigated interactions in which avatars move ahead of person based on their body movements, resulting in the sensation of a lighter body. It is known that when the avatar’s sense of bodily ownership and sense of agency for movement decreases, the link between the person and the avatar is lost, and as a result, the impact of the avatar’s movement modulation on the user becomes less significant. Therefore, this study examines how people feel and how their sense of bodily ownership and subjectivity toward the avatar’s movement changes when a time-shifted avatar is shown to a person. In particular, the use of prediction is a contribution of this study. The results of the participant experiments confirmed that a sense of bodily ownership and a sense of agency in movement are necessary for people to feel a sense of improvement in their motor skills and a sense of lightness in their bodies.
