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Immersion and emotion: their impact on the sense of presence.
Cristina BotellaBelén GuerreroBeatriz ReyRosa M. BañosMariano AlcañizVíctor Liañosubject
AdultMaleEngineeringAdolescentSense of presenceVirtual realityAffect (psychology)computer.software_genreJudgmentUser-Computer InterfaceHuman–computer interactionSurveys and QuestionnairesImmersion (virtual reality)HumansMass MediaMedia contentApplied PsychologyMass mediaMultimediabusiness.industryCommunicationGeneral MedicineMiddle AgedAffective valenceHuman-Computer InteractionAffectFemalebusinessVideo wallcomputerdescription
The present study is designed to test the role of immersion and media content in the sense of presence. Specifically, we are interested in the affective valence of the virtual environments. This paper describes an experiment that compares three immersive systems (a PC monitor, a rear projected video wall, and a head-mounted display) and two virtual environments, one involving emotional content and the other not. The purpose of the experiment was to test the interactive role of these two media characteristics (form and content). Scores on two self-report presence measurements were compared among six groups of 10 people each. The results suggest that both immersion and affective content have an impact on presence. However, immersion was more relevant for non-emotional environments than for emotional ones.
| year | journal | country | edition | language |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2005-02-03 | Cyberpsychologybehavior : the impact of the Internet, multimedia and virtual reality on behavior and society |