Therapet: designing an interactive XR therapeutic pet

Jordan Glendinning; Haocheng Yang; Andrew Hogue; Patrick C. K. Hung; Ruth Falconer

doi:10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00279

Therapet: designing an interactive XR therapeutic pet

Jordan Glendinning, Haocheng Yang, Andrew Hogue^*, Patrick C. K. Hung, Ruth Falconer^*

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Department of Games Technology and Mathematics

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Abstract

As Extended Reality (XR) technologies continue to mature, they offer ever more diverse, complex, and impactful experiences. This paper presents “Therapet”, an augmented reality (AR) application designed for AR glasses such as the Hololens 2. Therapet presents an interactive therapeutic pet avatar—using both Volumetric Video (VV) recordings and traditionally animated rigged models—with which users can interact with by feeding, playing fetch, and petting. We conducted a pilot study to investigate usability and user preferences, revealing positive user experiences and insights into the use of (and perceptions towards) Volumetric Video based avatars for interactive AR experiences. Furthermore, we analyze the feasibility of using VV in production (where memory usage and performance are critical factors) and discuss lessons learned to create a successful AR therapeutic pet application.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops
Subtitle of host publication	proceedings
Editors	Lisa O'Conner
Place of Publication	Los Alamitos
Publisher	IEEE
Pages	965-966
Number of pages	2
ISBN (Electronic)	9798350374490
ISBN (Print)	9798350374506
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00279
Publication status	Published - 29 May 2024
Event	31st IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces - Disney Contemporary Resort, Orlando, United States Duration: 16 Mar 2024 → 21 Mar 2024 Conference number: 31st https://ieeevr.org/2024/

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Conference	31st IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces
Abbreviated title	IEEE VR 2024
Country/Territory	United States
City	Orlando
Period	16/03/24 → 21/03/24
Internet address	https://ieeevr.org/2024/

Keywords

Human-centred computing
Visualization
Visaulization design and evaluation methods
Applied computing
Law, social and behavioral sciences
Psychology

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Glendinning, J, Yang, H, Hogue, A, Hung, PCK & Falconer, R 2024, Therapet: designing an interactive XR therapeutic pet. in L O'Conner (ed.), 2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops: proceedings., 10536204, IEEE , Los Alamitos, pp. 965-966, 31st IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces, Orlando, Florida, United States, 16/03/24. https://doi.org/10.1109/VRW62533.2024.00279

Therapet: designing an interactive XR therapeutic pet. / Glendinning, Jordan; Yang, Haocheng; Hogue, Andrew et al.
2024 IEEE Conference on Virtual Reality and 3D User Interfaces Abstracts and Workshops: proceedings. ed. / Lisa O'Conner. Los Alamitos: IEEE , 2024. p. 965-966 10536204.

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