Influence of Haptic Feedback on Perception of Threat and Peripersonal Space in Social VR.

Vojtech Smekal, Jeanne Hecquard, Sophie Kuhne, Nicole Occidental, Anatole Lecuyer, Marc Mace, Beatrice de Gelder
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Humans experience social interactions partly through nonverbal communication, including proxemic behaviors and haptic sensations. Body language, facial expressions, personal spaces, and social touch are multiple factors influencing how a stranger's approach is experienced. Furthermore, the rise of virtual social platforms raises concerns about virtual harassment and the perception of personal space in VR: harassment is felt much more strongly in virtual spaces, and the psychological effects can be just as severe. While most virtual platforms have a 'personal bubble' feature that keeps strangers at a distance, it does not seem to suffice: personal space violations seem influenced by more than simply distance. With this paper, we aim to further clarify the variability of personal spaces. We focus on haptic stimulation, elaborating our hypotheses on the relationship between social touch and the perception of personal spaces. Users wore a haptic compression belt and were immersed in a virtual dark alley. Virtual agents approached them while exhibiting either neutral or threatening body language. In half of all trials, as the agent advanced, the compression belt tightened around the users' torsos with three different pressures. Participants could press a response button when uncomfortable with the agent's proximity. Peripersonal space violations occurred 31% earlier on average when the agent was visibly angry and the compression belt activated. A greater tightening pressure also slightly increased the personal sphere radius by up to 13%. Overall, our results are consistent with previous works on peripersonal spaces. They help further define our relationship to personal space boundaries and encourage using haptic devices during simulated social interactions in VR.

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