How we experience immersive virtual environments: The concept of presence and its measurement

Anuario de Psicologia

Volumn 40, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 193-210

  Slater, Mel ^a   Lotto, Beau ^b   Arnold, Maria Marta ^c   Sanchez Vives, Maria V ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c CSIC   (Spain)

^d INSTITUT D INVESTIGACIONS BIOMÈDIQUES AUGUST PI I SUNYER IDIBAPS   (Spain)

Author keywords

Immersive virtual environments; Presence

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMMERSIVE VIRTUAL ENVIRONMENT; PROPRIOCEPTION; REVIEW; SENSORIMOTOR FUNCTION; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

EID: 73449126510     PISSN: 00665126     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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