Implementing Eye-to-Eye Contact in Life-Sized Videoconferencing
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چکیده
Videoconferencing systems available for end users do not allow for eye-to-eye contact between participants, also known as a lack of mutual gaze. The different locations of video camera and video display used for video conferencing makes it impossible to directly look into each other’s eyes. This, combined with a lack of a lifesized video image of the communication partner makes a videoconferencing session an artificial experience leading to a decreased communication quality, empathy and trust. First, we present a survey on possible solutions to implement life-sized eye-to-eye contact and discuss briefly their pros and cons. The discussion of the characteristics and limitations of each concept can be used as a guideline for designing videoconferencing systems. Second, we present our own 1:1 scale videoconferencing solution, which builds upon advantages of other approaches while minimizing their disadvantages. Third and final, we report on the experiences made with our system in empirical evaluations. Author
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