In this work, we investigate facial anonymization techniques in 360° videos and assess their
influence on the perceived realism, anonymization effect, and presence of participants. In …

We investigate how the amount and rendering style of virtual content impact self-reported
presence and subjective preference in an extended reality environment. In a within-subjects …

As Virtual Reality (VR) technologies advance and gain popularity, their potential as powerful
tools for collaboration is increasingly recognized. VR facilitates interaction with the virtual …

This paper explores the challenges and opportunities in achieving a high level of realism
and presence in Virtual Reality (VR) experiences. Realism and presence, which refer to the …

Presence is a palpable sense of space, things and others that overlaps with matters of
meaning, yet is not reducible to it: it is a dimension of things that hides in plain sight. This …

Attempts to digitize pinball have been met with skepticism; however, VR presents a new
opportunity to access and enjoy this popular game. In a controlled study (N= 60), we …

We present Xperisight, an open-source tool for Extended Reality (XR) experiment
supervision. Conducting experiments with XR devices already poses many technological …

A prerequisite to improving the presence of a user in mixed reality (MR) is the ability to
measure and quantify presence. Traditionally, subjective questionnaires have been used to …

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) is a motivating new learning tool. However, discrepancies in
results emerge regarding the type of knowledge, specifically factual knowledge. Moreover …

Co-located social gaming with players and observers talking to each other is commonplace.
However, it becomes less attractive when using virtual reality (VR): while VR increases …