Decades of research have shown that absolute egocentric distance is underestimated in
virtual environments (VEs) when compared with the real world. This finding has implications …

Over the last 20 years research has been done on the question of how egocentric distances,
ie, the subjectively reported distance from a human observer to an object, are perceived in …

The use of a self-avatar inside an immersive virtual reality system has been shown to have
important effects on presence, interaction and perception of space. Based on studies from …

Consumer virtual reality systems are now becoming widely available. We report on a study
on presence and embodiment within virtual reality that was conductedin the wild', in that …

A self-avatar is known to have a potentially significant impact on the user's experience of the
immersive content but it can also affect how users interact with each other in a shared virtual …

Embodiment toward an avatar in virtual reality (VR) is generally stronger when there is a
high degree of alignment between the user's and self-avatar's motion. However, one-to-one …

With the increasing use of avatars (ie the virtual representation of the user in a virtual
environment) in virtual reality, it is important to identify the factors eliciting the sense of …

User representations are critical to the virtual experience, and involve both the input device
used to support interactions as well as how the user is virtually represented in the scene …

We easily adapt to changes in the environment that involve cross-sensory discrepancies
(eg, between vision and proprioception). Adaptation can lead to changes in motor …

Preventing users from walking through virtual boundaries (eg, walls) is an important issue to
be addressed in room-scale virtual environments (VEs), considering the safety and design …