@inproceedings{edae05d1b52c41fb982b3700668fd98e,
title = "Enhancing User Experience in Robotic Massage Therapy through Mixed Reality and Conversational Virtual Digital Humans",
abstract = "This poster investigates the role of mixed reality in enhancing user experience in robotic massage therapy, particularly through the integration of conversational virtual digital humans. A high-fidelity digital human system was developed and synchronized with the robotic massage system to achieve realistic 3D virtual-real alignment. The system employs a large model-based dialogue system for natural user interactions. In a Latin square design experiment with 13 participants, three environments were tested: a virtual robotic arm, a non-interactive virtual human, and an interactive virtual human. Results indicate that the interactive virtual human, when integrated with mixed reality, significantly improves user experience, enhancing system humanization and affinity. This study underscores the potential of mixed reality in advancing robotic massage therapy and provides insights for designing more human-centered robotic systems.",
keywords = "High-Fidelity Digital Human, Mixed Reality, Robotic Massage",
author = "Yihua Bao and Dongdong Weng and Xiaonuo Dongye and Mo Su and Nan Gao",
note = "Publisher Copyright: {\textcopyright} 2024 IEEE.; 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2024 ; Conference date: 21-10-2024 Through 25-10-2024",
year = "2024",
doi = "10.1109/ISMAR-Adjunct64951.2024.00081",
language = "English",
series = "Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2024",
publisher = "Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc.",
pages = "341--342",
editor = "Ulrich Eck and Misha Sra and Jeanine Stefanucci and Maki Sugimoto and Markus Tatzgern and Ian Williams",
booktitle = "Proceedings - 2024 IEEE International Symposium on Mixed and Augmented Reality Adjunct, ISMAR-Adjunct 2024",
address = "United States",
}