@inproceedings{10.1145/3802974.3809471,

title = {Embodied Consent Interfaces: A Design Probe for Privacy Decision-Making in Virtual Reality},

author = {Viktorija Paneva and Yilin Ma and Florian Alt},

url = {https://doi.org/10.1145/3802974.3809471},

doi = {10.1145/3802974.3809471},

isbn = {9798400726323},

year  = {2026},

date = {2026-01-01},

booktitle = {Companion Publication of the 2026 ACM Designing Interactive Systems Conference},

pages = {486–490},

publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery},

address = {New York, NY, USA},

series = {DIS '26 Companion},

abstract = {We introduce Embodied Consent Interfaces (ECIs) as a design probe for rethinking privacy consent beyond dialog-window-based notice-and-choice consent mechanisms. ECIs reframe privacy consent as an embodied, performative process in which users engage with permissions through spatial interaction, ongoing revision, and a deliberate act of commitment. We present a functional ECI prototype in Virtual Reality (VR), where data types are represented as interactive 3D objects, enabling users to explore permission information and select, revoke, or revise their consent decisions through embodied interaction. In an exploratory within-subject study (N = 12), we compare this approach to a dialog-based permission interface. Qualitative findings suggest increased engagement and more cautious consent behavior, while also introducing additional interaction overhead. Finally, we discuss ECIs as a design probe to introduce intentional friction at privacy-critical moments and to explore trade-offs between deliberation and efficiency in consent interaction design.},

keywords = {Embodiment, Interaction Design., Privacy Permissions, usable privacy, Virtual Reality (VR)},

pubstate = {published},

tppubtype = {inproceedings}

}