The REVERIE Human Representation Addresses Issues Related to Virtual Presence, Communication, and Interaction in Collaborative Virtual Environments

Human embodiment/representation in virtual environments (VEs) similarly to the human body in real life is endowed with multimodal input/output capabilities that convey multiform messages enabling communication, interaction and collaboration in VEs. This paper demonstrates how the REal and Virtual Engagement In Realistic Immersive Environments (REVERIE) web platform´s virtual representation artefacts address human representation design guidelines (DGs) that have been generated based on extensive user centered research. The paper presents the human representation supported by REVERIE, a research project funded from the European Community´s Seventh Framework Programme (FP7/2007-2013) and it demonstrates how they ultimately address virtual actor DGs generic to collaborative virtual environments (CVEs). The paper concludes with future directions for improving human representation in CVEs.