Responsive environments, place and presence.

McCall, Roderick; O'Neill, Shaleph; Carroll, Fiona; Benyon, David; Smyth, Michael

Abstract

This paper examines the effect that changing arena (i.e. an immersive CAVE or head mounted display) and adding an augmented barrier has on the sense of place and presence
in two photo-realistic virtual environments. Twenty eight subjects (17 male, 11 female) mainly undergraduate students or staff took part. The paper summarises two experiments that used a range of data capture methods including the place probe, semantic differentials,
distance estimates and the MEC Questionnaire. The results indicate that in non-interactive photo-realistic environments the choice of arena has an impact on the perceived ability to undertake actions, and hence sense of place and presence; with the CAVE providing a lower sense of spatial presence for certain aspects than the HMD.

Citation

McCall, R., O'Neill, S., Carroll, F., Benyon, D., & Smyth, M. (2005). Responsive environments, place and presence. PsychNology journal, 3, 34-74

• Journal Article Type: Article
• Publication Date: Jan 1, 2005
• Deposit Date: May 26, 2008
• Print ISSN: 1720-7525
• Peer Reviewed: Peer Reviewed
• Volume: 3
• Pages: 34-74
• Keywords: Virtual environment; CAVE; Head mounted device; HMD; Spatial perception; Measurements; Presence; Place
• Public URL: http://researchrepository.napier.ac.uk/id/eprint/1775