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Marco Gillies

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University College London

United Kingdom

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Marco Gillies is an Associate Professor at the University of London, where he specializes in the fields of mixed-reality communication, avatar effectiveness in virtual environments, and children's sense of embodiment. His recent research includes a longitudinal study on the impact of realistic versus cartoon facial likeness in virtual meetings and examines how movement influences children's experiences of embodiment. With a strong focus on enhancing virtual interactions, his work contributes significantly to the understanding of communication and satisfaction in digital spaces.

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The plasticity of the bodily self: how function and age shape the acceptance of virtual bodies.

Open Date: 2022-10-25

Close Date: 2026-04-24

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Immersive, Innovative, and Interactive Experience (IIIE): A Technology Driven London-Shanghai Partnership in Mixed Realities and Performing Arts

Open Date: 2020-02-01

Close Date: 2024-08-30

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4i: Immersive Interaction design for Indie developers with Interactive machine learning

Open Date: 2019-09-01

Close Date: 2021-10-28

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Immersive VR and Interactive Machine learning: a London-Shanghai Collaboration in art, education, & AI

Open Date: 2019-02-14

Close Date: 2019-08-12

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The development of own-body representation in childhood.

Open Date: 2017-11-01

Close Date: 2021-02-28

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Jialin Deng

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University of Bristol

UNITED KINGDOM

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Katta Spiel

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TU Wien

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Sarah Fdili Alaoui

University of the Arts London

UNITED KINGDOM

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William Latham

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Goldsmiths University of London

UNITED KINGDOM

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Slightly Stretching Your Arm's Reach May Improve VR Interaction: The Optimal Interaction Zone in a Memory Task

Interactive Machine Learning can recognise complex movements but does it make us happy?

Avatars in mixed-reality meetings: A longitudinal field study of realistic versus cartoon facial likeness effects on communication, task satisfaction, presence, and emotional perception

Nods of Agreement: Webcam-Driven Avatars Improve Meeting Outcomes and Avatar Satisfaction Over Audio-Driven or Static Avatars in All-Avatar Work Videoconferencing

Body Politics: Unpacking Tensions and Future Perspectives for Body-Centric Design Research in HCI

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immersiTea: Exploring Multisensory Virtual Reality Environments to Enrich Bubble Tea Drinking Experiences

Immersive Intergroup Contact: Using Virtual Reality to Enhance Empathy and Reduce Stigma Towards Schizophrenia

Reducing Foreign Language Anxiety in Icebreaker Sessions Using LLM-Controlled Multilingual Virtual Agents in VR

Forced Smile Creates Positive Mood: A Qualitative Analysis With A VR Experience

Beyond Motivation and Engagement: Students’ Voices on the Use of Game-based Learning in a Bachelor Computer Science Online Degree

My Virtual Self: The Role of Movement in Children's Sense of Embodiment

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Jialin Deng

Katta Spiel

Sarah Fdili Alaoui

William Latham

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