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Centre Interdisciplinaire
de Recherche et d’Innovation
en Cybersécurité et Société
de Recherche et d’Innovation
en Cybersécurité et Société
1.
Côté, S. S. -P.; Brideau-Duquette, M.; Labbé, D.; Renaud, P.
Sexual Presence in Virtual Reality: A qEEG Exploration Proceedings Article
In: Proc. - IEEE Conf. Virtual Real. 3D User Interfaces Abstr. Workshops, VRW, pp. 947–948, Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers Inc., 2024, ISBN: 979-835037449-0 (ISBN), (Journal Abbreviation: Proc. - IEEE Conf. Virtual Real. 3D User Interfaces Abstr. Workshops, VRW).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Exposed to, Immersive technologies, Quantitative electroencephalography, Sexual Presence, Virtual character, virtual reality, Virtual scenario
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title = {Sexual Presence in Virtual Reality: A qEEG Exploration},
author = {S. S. -P. Côté and M. Brideau-Duquette and D. Labbé and P. Renaud},
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date = {2024-01-01},
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pages = {947–948},
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abstract = {The increasing use of immersive technologies for sexual purposes raises questions about their capacity to enhance a unique aspect of presence-Sexual Presence (SP). Investigating this phenomenon hinges on our ability to measure it accurately. This paper improves our understanding of SP by identifying potential quantitative electroencephalography variables associated with SP. Twelve heterosexual cisgender males were exposed to virtual scenarios featuring sexual content performed by a Virtual Character (VC). After viewing, participants completed a Sexual Presence questionnaire. Correlations were observed between self-reported SP and the alpha band activity in the frontal and parietal regions. © 2024 IEEE.},
note = {Journal Abbreviation: Proc. - IEEE Conf. Virtual Real. 3D User Interfaces Abstr. Workshops, VRW},
keywords = {Electroencephalography, Electrophysiology, Exposed to, Immersive technologies, Quantitative electroencephalography, Sexual Presence, Virtual character, virtual reality, Virtual scenario},
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The increasing use of immersive technologies for sexual purposes raises questions about their capacity to enhance a unique aspect of presence-Sexual Presence (SP). Investigating this phenomenon hinges on our ability to measure it accurately. This paper improves our understanding of SP by identifying potential quantitative electroencephalography variables associated with SP. Twelve heterosexual cisgender males were exposed to virtual scenarios featuring sexual content performed by a Virtual Character (VC). After viewing, participants completed a Sexual Presence questionnaire. Correlations were observed between self-reported SP and the alpha band activity in the frontal and parietal regions. © 2024 IEEE.
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Renaud, P.; Trottier, D.; Rouleau, J. -L.; Goyette, M.; Saumur, C.; Boukhalfi, T.; Bouchard, S.
Using immersive virtual reality and anatomically correct computer-generated characters in the forensic assessment of deviant sexual preferences Journal Article
In: Virtual Reality, vol. 18, no. 1, pp. 37–47, 2014, ISSN: 13594338, (Publisher: Springer London).
Abstract | Links | BibTeX | Tags: Area Under the Curve (AUC), Classification accuracy, Computer forensics, Computer generated characters, Deregulation, Gears, Immersive virtual reality, Pedophilia, Plethysmography, Receiver operating characteristic analysis, Self regulation, Virtual addresses, Virtual character, virtual reality
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title = {Using immersive virtual reality and anatomically correct computer-generated characters in the forensic assessment of deviant sexual preferences},
author = {P. Renaud and D. Trottier and J. -L. Rouleau and M. Goyette and C. Saumur and T. Boukhalfi and S. Bouchard},
url = {https://www.scopus.com/inward/record.uri?eid=2-s2.0-84893969900&doi=10.1007%2fs10055-013-0235-8&partnerID=40&md5=847ee510fd6f3c30ec6285071e0df167},
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year = {2014},
date = {2014-01-01},
journal = {Virtual Reality},
volume = {18},
number = {1},
pages = {37–47},
abstract = {Penile plethysmography (PPG) is the gold standard for the assessment of sexual interests, especially among sex offenders of children. Nonetheless, this method faces some ethical limitations inherent to the nature of its stimuli and could benefit from the improvement of its ecological validity. The use of computer-generated characters (CGC) in virtual immersion for PPG assessment might help address these issues. A new application developed to design made-to-measure anatomically correct virtual characters compatible with the Tanner developmental stages is presented. The main purpose of this study was to determine how the virtual reality (VR) modality compares to the standard auditory modality on their capacity to generate sexual arousal profiles and deviance differentials indicative of sexual interests. The erectile responses of 22 sex offenders of children and 42 non-deviant adult males were recorded. While both stimulus modalities generated significantly different genital arousal profiles for sex offenders of children and non-deviant males, deviance differentials calculated from the VR modality allowed for significantly higher classification accuracy. Performing receiver operating characteristic analyses further assessed discriminant potential. Auditory modality yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.79 (SE = 0.059) while CGC in VR yielded an AUC of 0.90 (SE = 0.052). Overall, results suggest that the VR modality allows significantly better group classification accuracy and discriminant validity than audio stimuli, which provide empirical support for the use of this new method for PPG assessment. Additionally, the potential use of VR in interventions pertaining to self-regulation of sexual offending is addressed in conclusion. © 2013 Springer-Verlag London.},
note = {Publisher: Springer London},
keywords = {Area Under the Curve (AUC), Classification accuracy, Computer forensics, Computer generated characters, Deregulation, Gears, Immersive virtual reality, Pedophilia, Plethysmography, Receiver operating characteristic analysis, Self regulation, Virtual addresses, Virtual character, virtual reality},
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Penile plethysmography (PPG) is the gold standard for the assessment of sexual interests, especially among sex offenders of children. Nonetheless, this method faces some ethical limitations inherent to the nature of its stimuli and could benefit from the improvement of its ecological validity. The use of computer-generated characters (CGC) in virtual immersion for PPG assessment might help address these issues. A new application developed to design made-to-measure anatomically correct virtual characters compatible with the Tanner developmental stages is presented. The main purpose of this study was to determine how the virtual reality (VR) modality compares to the standard auditory modality on their capacity to generate sexual arousal profiles and deviance differentials indicative of sexual interests. The erectile responses of 22 sex offenders of children and 42 non-deviant adult males were recorded. While both stimulus modalities generated significantly different genital arousal profiles for sex offenders of children and non-deviant males, deviance differentials calculated from the VR modality allowed for significantly higher classification accuracy. Performing receiver operating characteristic analyses further assessed discriminant potential. Auditory modality yielded an area under the curve (AUC) of 0.79 (SE = 0.059) while CGC in VR yielded an AUC of 0.90 (SE = 0.052). Overall, results suggest that the VR modality allows significantly better group classification accuracy and discriminant validity than audio stimuli, which provide empirical support for the use of this new method for PPG assessment. Additionally, the potential use of VR in interventions pertaining to self-regulation of sexual offending is addressed in conclusion. © 2013 Springer-Verlag London.