Immersion in virtual worlds - But not second life!
Authors: Kanamgotov, A., Christopoulos, A., Conrad, M. and Prakoonwit, S.
Journal: Proceedings of the 2012 International Conference on Cyberworlds, Cyberworlds 2012
Pages: 107-113
DOI: 10.1109/CW.2012.22
Abstract:Previous attempts to quantify immersion have been pursued within the context of game virtual worlds where there is a clear outline of a goal. This paper seeks to investigate the problem of immersion measurement in an online based virtual world (Reaction Grid) where there is no distinct in-world goal and environmental context is less immersive as in a game environment. The experiment investigates participants' feelings towards their immersion experience while being in a virtual world. Our findings suggest that immersion mostly depends on co-presence and communication of users. © 2012 IEEE.
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