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This IEEE conference talk explores how Artificial Facial Mimicry (AFM) can enhance social experiences in Virtual Reality environments. Learn about research conducted by a team from Politecnico di Torino who developed an automated system providing AFM, nodding, and eye contact for avatar-mediated interactions. Discover how the growing accessibility of VR hardware and increasing interest in the Metaverse are driving the expansion of Social VR platforms that enable real-time interactions through avatars. The presentation shares findings from a controlled user study that demonstrated AFM's ability to improve social closeness, attraction, trust, and presence without negatively affecting avatar naturalness - offering valuable insights for developers and researchers working on social VR applications.
