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    • Computer Graphics
    • Virtual Reality
    • Human-Computer Interaction

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    • Head-mounted displays (HMDs) are crucial for embodied virtual reality (VR) avatar motion tracking.
    • Evaluating motion reconstruction quality, especially for social interactions, is challenging.
    • Existing methods often lack a focus on the perceived social meaning of motion.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To compare two HMD-based motion reconstruction solutions (HMD1 and HMD2) against ground-truth motion capture (MoCap).
    • To advocate for a social signal-based analysis for evaluating motion quality in VR.
    • To identify failure modes in HMD-based motion tracking for social VR.

    Main Methods:

    • Compared HMD1 (basic HMD tracking) and HMD2 (advanced HMD tracking) against MoCap data.
    • Utilized a social signal-based analysis, assessing perceived information in motion from user observations.
    • Analyzed 156 socially expressive motion clips.

    Main Results:

    • Social Signal ratings were more effective than generic measures in differentiating HMD methods.
    • HMD2 preserved social meaning more accurately than HMD1, with fewer deviations from MoCap.
    • Both HMD methods were rated less natural than MoCap, with identified failure modes like posture and stance artifacts.

    Conclusions:

    • Social signal analysis is a superior method for evaluating VR motion reconstruction quality.
    • Advanced HMD tracking (HMD2) shows promise but requires further refinement for natural social interaction.
    • Standardized evaluation focusing on motion semantics is vital, especially with increasing reliance on generative AI.