Virtual Reality Animation Research Articles

Construction and implementation of a laparoscopic skill training course based on a smartphone application and virtual reality

BackgroundTo develop a laparoscopic training course that combines a smartphone application (APP) and virtual reality (VR), and initially evaluate the feasibility and effectiveness of its implementation.MethodsThe Exploring Laparoscopy (Ex-Lap) app was developed to meet training demands. The course was designed by integrating the app with a VR simulator (LapSim®) and animal organ perfusion simulators. From January 2021 to December 2023, 91 participants were enrolled in the study and then divided into 5 separate batches to undergo the first stage of the course. The performance of the participants was evaluated by rating scale, the overall Training and Assessment of Basic Laparoscopic Techniques (TABLT) scores, and pass rates. Statistical analyses were conducted using SPSS 26.0, employing Kruskal-Wallis tests, Chi-squared analysis, and Fisher’s exact test, depending on the data type.ResultsThe Staged Training and Assessment of Laparoscopic Skills (STALS) course was developed, consisting of three stages. The overall pass rates for the first stage across the five batches ranged from 85 to 100%, with no significant difference (P = 0.387). No significant differences were found in the scale scores or TABLT scores for the training tasks among students from different batches (all P > 0.05).ConclusionsThe STALS course is applicable in residency training, demonstrating satisfactory teaching effectiveness and replicability.

The use of virtual reality for tactical learning: the moderation of expertise and visuospatial abilities

ABSTRACT Virtual reality (VR) is gaining traction in sports for training and athlete preparation. Yet, its impact depending on learners’ cognitive abilities remains uncertain. This study investigates the efficiency of immersive VR versus non-immersive animation in the memorisation of soccer tactics, with a focus on learners’ expertise levels and visuospatial abilities (VSA). A total of 104 participants, comprising novices (N = 52) and expert soccer players (N = 52), underwent VSA assessment through a computerised test. Subsequently, participants memorised and reproduced soccer scenes presented in both immersive and non-immersive formats. Results indicate a higher learning performance for non-immersive animation over VR in scene memorisation, except for high-VSA expert participants, who were able to benefit from VR. The study suggests that coaches should consider expertise levels and VSA when choosing visualisations for communication and learning sessions and be cautious with emerging technologies like VR, as it may hinder athletes’ learning efficiency.

The Design of 3D Virtual Reality Animation of Javan Rhino for Educational Media of Endangered Animals in Indonesia

The Design of 3D Virtual Reality Animation of Javan Rhino for Educational Media of Endangered Animals in Indonesia

Virtual Reality Animation Interaction Design using Bayesian Physics-Informed Neural Network with Archimedes Optimization Algorithm Based Scene Modelling

Virtual Reality Animation Interaction Design is a dynamic field at the intersection of technology and creativity, where immersive experiences come to life through the fusion of animation and interactive design. There are some challenges involves in design of virtual Reality animation. The main challenge is animation image error involves in the design. To overcome this issue, present a Virtual Reality Animation Interaction Design Using Bayesian Physics-Informed Neural Network with Archimedes Optimization Algorithm Based scene modelling (VRAID-BPINN-AOA) is proposed. Initially, the animation images are collected from animation dataset. Then, the animation images are fed to pre-processing segment. In pre-processing segment, the noise of the image is removing layer by layer by utilizing adaptive-noise Augmented Kalman Filter (ANAKF). Then the pre-processed animation image is given for Feature extraction process. In Feature extraction, spatiotemporal features such as Object Position, velocity, Optical flow and Crowd Density are extracted by utilizing Multi-Level 2-D Quantum Wavelet Transform (ML2DQWT). Finally the extracted feature attributes are given to Bayesian physics-informed neural network (BPINN) for the prediction of error in the animation images. In general, BPINN does not express some adaption of optimization strategies for determining optimal parameters to promise accurate prediction of error. Therefore, Archimedes Optimization Algorithm (AOA) is proposed to optimize the parameter of BPINN .The proposed technique is implemented and efficacy of VRAID-BPINN-AOA technique is assessed by support of numerous performances such as Bit Error Rate, Design Rate, End to End Delay, Latency, and Transmission Rate. Proposed VRAID-BPINN-AOA method attains 28.56%, 26.67% and 25.67% lower Bit error rate and26.42%, 25.67% and 23.67% lower Design rate are compared with existing such as Virtual Interactive Animation Design with Restricted Boltzmann machine (VI-AD-RBM),Generative deep learning for visual animation in landscapes design using Generative adversarial network(GDL-VALD-GAN), and Hand interface using deep learning in immersive virtual reality using convolutional neural network(HID-LVIR-CNN)respectively.

Exploring the Impact of Emotion on Future Sustainable Development Education ：Leveraging Virtual Reality Technology

The 2015 United Nations Millennium Declaration identified 17 sustainable development goals (SDGs) and 169 sub-goals. Sustainability has always been an area of great concern. The main purpose of this study is to explore the role of emotion in promoting the innovation of education for sustainable development in the future through virtual reality technology. The main target group of this study is to promote the United Nations Sustainable Development Goal 13 climate change to people in developed regions. The main medium of communication is virtual reality animation video and game interaction, which is convenient for more users to access through online platforms. Participants can work together online to create sustainable animation and game projects. The 3D animation of virtual reality adopts more realistic modeling, lighting rendering, and material rendering. Issues such as deforestation and ocean acidification can be better visualized. People in developed regions may understand sustainable development but they do not have a deep understanding of the importance of the problem. Therefore, this research is dedicated to making people have a true emotional identity through virtual reality technology, and ultimately transforming people's values, behaviors and lifestyles towards sustainable development.

That was a foul! How viewing angles, viewing distances, and visualization methods influence football referees’ decision-making

A football referee must choose the right position on the field in order to perceive a foul accurately. In previous research, decision-making for foul calls was compared across different situations within a match or even across different matches, which questions the comparability of decisions that often depend on the situational context. In this study, we experimentally controlled this situational context to investigate the effect of viewing distance and viewing angle on referees’ decision-making. We recreated real-life decision-making situations using markerless tracking devices and virtual reality (VR) animation processes to render first-person situations. We compared the decision-making accuracy of ten experienced football referees when judging situations from three different viewing angles and distances. Furthermore, we compared their decision-making accuracy in VR scenes with accuracy when viewing the same scenes from a bird’s eye and slow-motion perspective, i.e., with the perspectives used in official referee training. We found that decision accuracy is not affected by viewing angles and distances, but that the referee’s decision certainty is lower when viewing the foul situation from a greater distance. The visualization of the situations had an impact on the referee’s decision-making but only for detecting a simulation (i.e., a player acts like they have been fouled). Slow-motion scenes led to higher decision-making accuracy than VR scenes. Our study suggests a way to recreate VR situations for experimental studies, allowing researchers to control the context of each situation. Our findings help to disentangle the mixed findings of previous studies on distance and viewing angle effects on decision accuracies. Finally, we propose potential avenues to improve VR animation processes in future studies.

Feature Matching-Based Undersea Panoramic Image Stitching in VR Animation

The continuous development of virtual reality animation has brought people a new viewing experience. However, there is still a large research space for the construction of virtual scenes. Underwater scenes are complex and diverse, and to obtain more realistic virtual scenes, it is necessary to use video panoramic images as reference modeling in advance. To this end, the study uses the [Formula: see text]-means clustering method to extract key frames from underwater video, and adaptively adjusts the number of clusters to improve the extraction algorithm according to the differences in features. To address the problems of low contrast and severe blurring in underwater images, the study uses an improved non-local a priori recovery method to achieve the recovery process of underwater images. Finally, the final underwater panoramic image is obtained by fading-out image fusion and frame to stitching image synthesis strategy. The experimental analysis shows that the runtime of Model 1 is 21.46[Formula: see text]s, the root mean square error value is 1.89, the structural similarity value is 0.9678, and the average gradient value is 12.59. It can achieve efficient and high-quality panoramic image generation.

Retracted: Application Research of Virtual Reality Animation Technology in Agricultural Literature Creation Image Internet of Things

Retracted: Application Research of Virtual Reality Animation Technology in Agricultural Literature Creation Image Internet of Things

Modification of the therapist's facial expressions using virtual reality technology during the treatment of social anxiety disorder: a case series.

Exposure therapy is a mainstream of treatment for social anxiety disorder (SAD). However, effort and time are required to recreate interpersonal situations that produce moderate anxiety. On the other hand, virtual reality exposure therapy can easily control anxiety-inducing conditions and allow for graduated exposure. However, artificial intelligence and animations that speak as naturally as actual humans are not yet practical, adding to the limitations of these treatments. The authors propose the use of a virtual reality technology that can transform facial expressions into smiling or sad faces in real time and display them on a monitor, potentially solving the above-mentioned problems associated with virtual reality animations. This feasibility study was conducted to determine whether this system can be safely applied to the treatment of SAD patients. A total of four SAD patients received 16 exposure therapy sessions led by an experienced therapist over a monitor; throughout the sessions, the facial expressions of the therapist were modified using software to display expressions ranging from smiling to sad on the monitor that was being viewed by the patient. Client satisfaction, treatment alliance, and symptom assessments were then conducted. Although one patient dropped out of the study, treatment satisfaction and treatment alliance were scored high in all the cases. In two of the four cases, the improvement in symptoms was sustained over time. Exposure therapy in which the interviewer's facial expressions are modified to induce appropriate levels of anxiety in the patient can be safely used for the treatment of SAD patients and may be effective for some patients.

Retracted: An Empirical Study on Application of Virtual Reality Animation Technology by Big Data Model

Retracted: An Empirical Study on Application of Virtual Reality Animation Technology by Big Data Model

RETRACTED ARTICLE: Immersive animation scene design in animation language under virtual reality

The study aims to explore a new form of immersive animation scene design and improve the application effect of virtual reality (VR) in immersive animation scene design. First, the research status of VR and the related concepts of animation scene design are analyzed, and the basic characteristics of visual effects in immersive VR animation scenes are summarized. Second, three elements to create immersion in a VR animation scene are color, light and shadow, and digital information technology. Finally, the application of VR technology to an animation scene design is analyzed, the problem of vertigo caused by VR animation scenes is deeply discussed, the vertigo test process in an immersive VR scene is proposed, and an experiment is designed to verify it. The results show that in the design of an immersive VR scene, the relative moving speed of the forward straight line should be maintained less than 6.5 times of the audience’s perceived speed, and the optimal relative moving speed of the scene should be maintained below 5 times of the audience’s perceived speed when they moving backward. In the design of a rotating animation scene, the long-term high-speed rotation should be avoided. If there must be a rotating scene, the rotation speed should be as low as 50°/s. The research provides some guidance for the application of VR to immersive animation scene design.This study discusses immersive animation scene design from dizziness prospective. It is novel.This study introduces relative motion perception illusion and use displacement velocity and relative displacement to analyze VR vertigo.Len motion is divided into forward and reverse linear, horizontal and vertical rotation and camera center rotation to study vertigo source.The dizziness evaluation model is designed and combined with the virtual indoor scene developed to achieve a visual immersion experience.

Effect of a Virtual Reality Environment Using a Domed Ceiling Screen on Procedural Pain During Intravenous Placement in Young Children

Distraction using virtual reality (VR) has been found to provide a clinically significant reduction in the experience of pain during various painful procedures. Commercially available VR systems usually require the user to wear a head-mounted display helmet, which can be challenging for young children, and whether VR can reduce pain during intravenous (IV) placement in young children is currently unknown. To determine whether a VR environment using a novel domed ceiling screen reduces distress among children over the course of IV placement compared with standard care in a pediatric emergency department. This randomized clinical trial was conducted from June 3, 2020, to February 8, 2021, at an urban tertiary academic children's hospital. Included were children aged 6 months to 4 years undergoing IV placement in the pediatric emergency department. Children in the intervention group lay on a bed to experience a VR animation using a domed ceiling screen during the IV placement procedure, which was performed as usual. Children in the control group also lay on a bed during the procedure but did not view a VR animation. The primary outcome was pain scores measured using the Face, Legs, Activity, Cry, and Consolability (FLACC) scale at 4 time points during IV placement: immediately after the child lay down on the bed (T1), the moment the tourniquet was applied (T2), the moment a sterile alcohol swab was applied (T3), and the moment the needle penetrated the skin (T4). Of the 88 children included in the final analysis, 44 received VR distraction (median [IQR] age, 24.0 [14.5-44.0] months; 27 boys [61.4%]), and 44 received standard care (median [IQR] age, 23.0 [15.0-40.0] months; 26 boys [59.1%]). The median [IQR] FLACC scores at T4 were 6.0 (1.8-7.5) in the intervention group and 7.0 (5.5-7.8) in the control group. The ordinal logistic regression model showed that children in the VR intervention group vs the control group had a lower probability of higher FLACC scores (odds ratio, 0.53; 95% CI, 0.28-0.99; P = .046). The findings of this trial indicate that displaying VR using a domed ceiling screen may be an effective distraction method that reduces distress in young children undergoing IV placement. isrctn.org Identifier: KCT0005122.

Virtual Reality Animal Rescue World: Pediatric virtual reality analgesia during just noticeable pressure pain in children aged 2-10 years old (crossover design).

Excessive pain during medical procedures is a worldwide medical problem. Most scald burns occur in children under 6, who are often undermedicated. Adjunctive Virtual Reality (VR) distraction has been shown to reduce pain in children aged 6-17, but little is known about VR analgesia in young children. This study tests whether desktop VR (VR Animal Rescue World) can reduce the just noticeable pressure pain of children aged 2-10. A within-subject repeated measures design was used. With treatment order randomized, each healthy volunteer pediatric participant underwent brief cutaneous pressure stimuli under three conditions: (1) no distraction, (2) a verbal color naming task (no VR), and (3) a large TV-based desktop VR distraction. A hand-held Wagner pressure pain stimulation device was used to generate just noticeable pain sensations. Participants indicated when a steadily increasing non-painful pressure stimulus first turned into a painful pressure sensation (just noticeable pain). A total of 40 healthy children participated (43% aged 2-5 years; and 57% aged 6-10 years). Compared to the no distraction condition, the 40 children showed significant VR analgesia (i.e., a significant reduction in pain sensitivity during the VR Animal Rescue World condition), t(39) = 9.83, p < 0.001, SD = 6.24. VR was also significantly more effective at reducing pain sensitivity vs. an auditory color naming task, t(39) = 5.42, p < 0.001, SD = 5.94. The subset of children aged 2-5 showed significant reductions in pain during VR. Children under 6 showed greater sensitivity to pain during no distraction than children aged 6-10. During no distraction, children under 6 years old were significantly more sensitive to pain than children aged 6-10. Virtual reality (VR) significantly reduced the "just noticeable" pressure pain sensitivity of children in both age groups.

Application Research of Virtual Reality Animation Technology in Agricultural Literature Creation Image Internet of Things

As an important part of Huxiang culture, Meishan’s regional culture has grown independently in a semiclosed environment for a long time, so it has become a relatively complete and ancient mysterious form of culture. However, due to the scattered distribution of tourism resources, there are many difficulties in the research and development of Meishan culture. Based on the characteristics of Zhang Wulang’s regional culture, this paper uses the theory of virtual reality technology to guide research and design practice. First, the definitions of virtual tourism, virtual reality technology, Meishan culture and Zhang Wulang woodcarving techniques, artistic modelling, and engraving style are defined, and several other technical features and traits are discussed. Secondly, the laser scanning technology was used to carry out three-dimensional modelling of the characteristic buildings in Meishan regional culture and the representative Zhang Wulang woodcarving works. Finally, the characteristics of Meishan cultural tourism resources are combined to comprehensively grasp the development of tourism resources, the three-dimensional image reconstruction of Zhang Wulang model, and the dissemination of multimedia forms.

All the world’s a virtual mash-up: Adapting Shakespeare for animated virtual reality

Shakespeare’s global reach is undeniable; one only has to look to Shakespeare’s role in the western literary and cultural canon for proof. With the variety of people staging and watching Shakespeare all over the world, it is to be expected that Shakespeare’s plays are also the target of many adaptations that take advantage of evolving technologies to reach new audiences in new ways. This article briefly addresses common modes of adaptation and its impact on audience engagement before moving onto considering newer technologies – specifically virtual reality (VR) – that have yet to become as well utilized. Investigating the advantages and disadvantages of VR animation allows us to contextualize our own work: ShakesVR, a mash-up of three Shakespeare plays into an animated VR experience. This article also discusses the importance we place on the viewer’s interactions with Shakespeare’s world, our own goals for audience engagement and how these goals influenced our design decisions in ShakesVR.

The Path of Film and Television Animation Creation Using Virtual Reality Technology under the Artificial Intelligence

The purpose is to provide a more reliable human-computer interaction (HCI) guarantee for animation works under virtual reality (VR) technology. Inspired by artificial intelligence (AI) technology and based on the convolutional neural network—support vector machine (CNN-SVM), the differences between animation works under VR technology and traditional animation works are analyzed through a comprehensive analysis of VR technology. The CNN-SVM gesture recognition algorithm using the error correction strategy is designed based on HCI recognition. To have better recognition performance, the advantages of depth image and color image are combined, and the collected information is preprocessed including the relations between the times of image training iterations and the accuracy of different methods in the direction of the test set. After experiments, the maximum accuracy of the preprocessed image can reach 0.86 showing the necessity of image preprocessing. The recognition accuracy of the optimized CNN-SVM is compared with other algorithm models. Experiments show that the accuracy of the optimized CNN-SVM has an upward trend compared with the previous CNN-SVM, and the accuracy reaches 0.97. It proves that the designed algorithm can provide good technical support for VR animation, so that VR animation works can interact well with the audience. It is of great significance for the development of VR animation and the improvement of people’s artistic life quality.

New Targeted Therapies for Improving Cholesterol and CV Outcomes in Patients with Familial Hypercholesterolemia

<h3>Lead Author's Financial Disclosures</h3> Nothing to disclose. <h3>Study Funding</h3> Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc. <h3>Background/Synopsis</h3> For five years, Med Learning Group (MLG) has integrated virtual reality (VR) and augmented reality (AR) tools into its educational activities. These tools are used to further engage learners, enhance comprehension, improve recall, and support practice change. The tools are downloadable and promote patient engagement post-activity. Furthermore, MLG has enhanced our programming even more by creating VR rooms for an immersive educational experience. MLG has developed a variety of educational activities which included VR and AR animations based on the pathophysiology of hypercholesterolemia and the mechanism of action of the latest recommended therapies to help in reducing the risk of CVD. Post-activity tests and evaluations show the importance of advanced continuing medical education (CME) VR and AR animations. Outcomes from these programs demonstrate how these advanced modalities result in greater knowledge and competency gains, practice improvements, and patient engagement. <h3>Objective/Purpose</h3> The use of VR and AR in CME can enhance cardiologists' understanding of the pathophysiology and current and emerging therapies in hypercholesterolemia care in order to reduce patients' risk of CVD. <h3>Methods</h3> MLG provided award-winning VR and AR based education on hypercholesterolemia in 2019 and 2020. In April 2021, MLG updated its IMPACT CVD website (https://impact-cvd.com/) and will be sharing digital learning labs at a variety of association meetings throughout the year. The website serves as a hub for clinical practice tools, like downloadable aminations, poster portals, and patient- and HCP-focused toolkits, to promote continuous learning and enhanced patient engagement. MLG is expected to set up VR rooms at the annual meetings for ASPC Conference on CVD Prevention, National Lipid Association, American Academy of Pediatrics, AMCP Nexus, and American Heart Association between July and November 2021. The VR rooms will target the following audiences: cardiologists and lipidologists; managed care professionals; infusion center professionals; and pediatric FH specialists. The VR rooms will include 4 3D/VR themes, a case study, and a 360-degre 4K filmed faculty presentation. Participants of the VR room will be able to design personalized posters on CVD and have access to an AR application. MLG will then create a virtual pathways series based on the VR rooms inclusive of 1-hr online programming. Pre/post-tests, electronic evaluations, and online surveys will be conducted to evaluate the importance of these technologies in creating a long-lasting education experience for HCPs, in turn, benefiting patients. <h3>Results</h3> MLG expects this education to reach over 7,500 learners. Outcomes from the pre/post-test, electronic evaluations, and online survey will be ready prior to the 2021 National Lipid Association conference. The poster will show longitudinal learning gains from 2019 - 2021 by specialty. <h3>Conclusions</h3> VR and AR have proved to be an asset to the continuing education of HCPs treating patients with hypercholesterolemia. These tools ultimately benefit the patients these providers administer care to and create a lasting effect.

An Empirical Study on Application of Virtual Reality Animation Technology by Big Data Model

Regional cultural and creative products are paying more attention to the cultural core of their design and communication, while satisfying the basic design elements of appearance, function, and aesthetics; therefore, agricultural cultural and creative image (ACCI) also has its dual attributes of culture and commerce. Virtual reality (VR) animation technology can integrate video, text, and model into one, comprehensively display the three-dimensional digital content of regional cultural characteristics, bring users an immersive viewing experience, and enhance their interest in traditional culture, beneficial to the spreading and inheriting traditional culture. On the basis of summarizing and analyzing previous research works, this paper analyzed the development background, current status, and future challenges of VR animation technology and expounded the research situation and significance of design and dissemination of ACCI. Further, this paper proposed the design method, communication model, and approaches of ACCI based on VR animation technology, explored the reshaping of ACCI’s digital elements, resolution of ACCI’s artistic features, and discovery of ACCI’s artistic values, constructed the platform architecture and implementation technology of VR animation, and finally discussed the issue of the integration and innovation of cultural products and VR animation technology. Excellent regional cultural and creative products can achieve the multiple goals of promoting product sales, improving design aesthetics, and spreading cultural characteristics by pursuing cultural and creative values. The ACCI based on VR animation technology not only makes customers pay attention to the agricultural brands and consuming their products but also promotes regional identity and disseminate regional culture, inspiring the potential awareness of tourism and shopping and driving the economic development.

Immersive virtual reality or auditory text first? Effects of adequate sequencing and prompting on learning outcome

AbstractPresenting a pictorial representation followed by a textual representation supports learners to build a coherent mental model. Providing an elaboration prompt stimulates learners to process the learning content semantically. Hence, combining both approaches might result in synergetic effects as both foster mental model development, which could be particularly challenging in immersive virtual environments. In our 2 × 2 between‐subject design study, we investigated the beneficial effects of adequate sequencing of text and picture and prompting, as well as their potential synergic effect in an immersive virtual reality (VR) learning environment with N = 81 learners. We presented the learning content in form of one pictorial and one textual representation and varied their presentation sequence: pictorial followed by textual representation or textual followed by pictorial representation. As the pictorial representation, we used a VR animation displaying a service robot. As the textual representation, we chose an auditory text about robotics. Additionally, we varied whether or not learners received an elaboration prompt before the learning unit started. We measured learning outcome differentiated for knowledge, comprehension, and application levels. We found beneficial effects for VR animation followed by auditory text on the knowledge level, only. Prompting led to a beneficial effect only on the application level. We found no synergic effect of adequate sequencing and prompting on learning outcome. Hence, depending on the level of learning outcome targeted, different support approaches are advisable. Future research might consider the long‐term effects of adequate sequencing and prompting or different approaches to measuring mental models. Practitioner notesWhat is already known about this topic? Learning in Virtual Reality (VR) is a promising approach to present the learning material but does not per se guarantee deep learning and the development of a correct mental model. Prior findings imply that presenting pictorial representations first fosters mental model development. Beneficial effects of stimulating learners by an elaboration prompt before learning in virtual reality have been reported. Previous studies imply that instructional design and activation of learners might have synergetic, beneficial effects on learning outcome. What this paper adds We investigated the effects of sequencing order (VR animation or auditory text first) and prompting (with or without) on different levels of learning outcome. We found beneficial effects on the knowledge level when VR animation was presented first, while prompting fostered the application level. No synergetic effects of VR animation first and prompting were found as both support approaches seem to impact different levels of learning outcome. Implications for practice and/or policy Depending on the level of learning outcome that should be fostered while learning in VR, different support approaches are advisable. Presenting a VR animation first fosters learning of basic concepts and definitions at the knowledge level. Using an elaboration prompt before learning in VR enables the learners to process the content deeply. Presenting VR animations first can serve as a brief scaffold for the mental models and additional details can be added in the further learning process.

“I Like the Way You Move”: Validating the Use of Point-Light Display Animations in Virtual Reality as a Methodology for Manipulating Levels of Sexualization in the Study of Sexual Objectification

Sexual objectification of others has seen a growing research interest in recent years. While promising, the field lacks standardized stimuli, resulting in a confusion between sexualization and sexual objectification, which limits the interpretability of published results. In this study, we propose to use point-light display (PLD) as a novel methodology for manipulating sexualization levels as a first step toward isolating movement from other visual cues (e.g., clothing or physical appearance) for studying effects of sexual objectification of others. To do so, we first developed 8 virtual reality animations varying on 3 dimensions: 1) nature of movement (dance vs. walk), 2) level of sexualization (low vs. high), and 3) animation speed (slow and fast). Then, we validated these stimuli with perception ratings from 211 participants via an online survey. Using mixed linear regression models, we found evidence that our manipulation was successful: while participants took longer, were less accurate, and less confident in their response when confronted with a dancing, sexualized PLD, they also rated it as significantly more sexualized. This latter effect was stronger for participants perceiving a woman dancing compared to participants who perceived other genders. Overall, participants who reported more frequent sexual objectification behaviors also perceived the animations as more sexualized. Taken together, these results suggest that sexual suggestiveness can be manipulated by rather simple movement cues, thus validating the use of PLD as a stepping stone to systematically study processes of sexual objectification. From there, it is now possible to manipulate other variables more precisely during immersions in virtual reality, whether by adding a skin to the animated skeleton, by situating the PLD into different context, by varying the amplitude and the nature of the movements, or by modifying the context of the virtual environment.