Stay away from me: Coughing increases social distance even in a virtual environment.

This study investigated whether the coughing behaviors of virtual agents encourage infection avoidance behavior, i.e., distancing behaviors. We hypothesized that the changes in people's lifestyles in physical environments due to COVID-19 probably influence their behaviors, even in virtual envir...

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Main Authors: Masahiro Shiomi, Atsumu Kubota, Mitsuhiko Kimoto, Takamasa Iio, Katsunori Shimohara
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2022-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0279717