We review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of
“being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two …

The presence construct, most commonly defined as the sense of “being there,” has driven
research and development of virtual environments (VEs) for decades. Despite that, there is …

Humans respond cognitively and emotionally to the built environment. The modern
possibility of recording the neural activity of subjects during exposure to environmental …

In Virtual Reality, a number of studies have been conducted to assess the influence of avatar
appearance, avatar control and user point of view on the Sense of Embodiment (SoE) …

The effectiveness of a virtual reality experience is strongly affected by the sense of presence
of the users involved. This article reviews the different definitions of presence and the main …

Interactions within virtual environments often require manipulating 3D virtual objects. To this
end, researchers have endeavoured to find efficient solutions using either traditional input …

This review explores how different environments affect brain activity and associated mood
response. MEDLINE, CINAHL, Web of Science, PsychInfo and EMBASE were searched for …

Hazard recognition is vital to achieving effective safety management. Unmanaged or
unrecognized hazards on construction sites can lead to unexpected accidents. Recent …

We report on the design and results of an experiment investigating factors influencing
Slater's Plausibility Illusion (Psi) in virtual environments (VEs). Slater proposed Psi and …

Human comfort is linked to health and work performance, and highly depends on the indoor
environment. In this study, we studied total comfort in a combined environment by subjective …