ネットワークを介した3人による仮想身体共有システム「三人三脚」(「アート&エンタテインメント」特集)

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"Three men, three legs" is a work whereby three users cooperate within a prepared three-dimensional CG cyberspace. In the space, an avatar (virtual body) is provided with three legs and one spherical body; through the network an interactive environment is created where three people share this body. One person operates each leg, and each user can move the leg they are operating freely, but cannot control other users' legs. To manage the legs of the avatar three interfaces were prepared and the differences of each interface were investigated. In particular, haptic devices were found suitable to display sensations of sharing a body. I clarify the production process and concept of this work, and propose a three-person interactive network application. In addition, I discuss the users' change in thought process resulting from sharing one body through this work, and indicate future prospects.
2007-09-30