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To examine how varying levels of immersion, tracking degrees of freedom, and avatar representations affect interaction quality, task load, and collaborative performance compared to standard videoconferencing.

August 19, 2026ACM Transactions on Multimedia Computing Communications and Applications

From Flat Screens to Full Immersion: Social Interaction in VR2Gather, Horizon Workrooms and MS Teams

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POPolina OrhunovaTexas State University ASAshutosh SinglaCentrum Wiskunde & Informatica WTWenhan TaoTexas State University

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Comparative user study demonstrates superior communication performance in standard videoconferencing over immersive virtual reality platforms, suggesting usability and familiarity outweigh visual...

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To examine how varying levels of immersion, tracking degrees of freedom, and avatar representations affect interaction quality, task load, and collaborative performance compared to standard videoconferencing.
Evaluated three platforms: 2D video (Microsoft Teams), 3DoF virtual reality (Meta Horizon Workrooms), and 6DoF point-cloud virtual reality (VR2Gather).
Assessed participants performing a collaborative charades task alternating between mimic and guesser roles.
Measured task performance via words guessed per minute alongside self-reported comfort, presence, task load, audiovisual quality, and simulator sickness.
Task performance was highest in Microsoft Teams, followed by 6DoF VR2Gather, and lowest in 3DoF Horizon Workrooms.
Significant differences emerged in audiovisual quality, communication effort, and enjoyment across platforms, while workload, presence, and simulator sickness showed no significant differences.

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Orhunova et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8563eb03308d306e2d74fc https://doi.org/10.1145/3839363

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Comparative user study demonstrates superior communication performance in standard videoconferencing over immersive virtual reality platforms, suggesting usability and familiarity outweigh visual...

From Flat Screens to Full Immersion: Social Interaction in VR2Gather, Horizon Workrooms and MS Teams

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From Flat Screens to Full Immersion: Social Interaction in VR2Gather, Horizon Workrooms and MS Teams

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