Shape of You: Implications of Social Context and Avatar Body Shape on Relatedness, Emotions, and Performance in a Virtual Reality Workout

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Main Authors:	Funke, Jana Franceska, Matapurkar, Ria, Rukzio, Enrico, Hirzle, Teresa
Format:	Preprint
Published:	2026
Subjects:	Human-Computer Interaction
Online Access:	Acceder al recurso
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