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Presence 2005: the eighth annual international workshop on presence, 21-23 September, 2005 University College London (Conference proceedings)

Slater, M. (Ed). (2005) Presence 2005: the eighth annual international workshop on presence, 21-23 September, 2005 University College London (Conference proceedings). Department of Computer Science, UCL (University College London): London, England. Green open access

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Abstract

OVERVIEW (taken from the CALL FOR PAPERS) Academics and practitioners with an interest in the concept of (tele)presence are invited to submit their work for presentation at PRESENCE 2005 at University College London in London, England, September 21-23, 2005. The eighth in a series of highly successful international workshops, PRESENCE 2005 will provide an open discussion forum to share ideas regarding concepts and theories, measurement techniques, technology, and applications related to presence, the psychological state or subjective perception in which a person fails to accurately and completely acknowledge the role of technology in an experience, including the sense of 'being there' experienced by users of advanced media such as virtual reality. The concept of presence in virtual environments has been around for at least 15 years, and the earlier idea of telepresence at least since Minsky's seminal paper in 1980. Recently there has been a burst of funded research activity in this area for the first time with the European FET Presence Research initiative. What do we really know about presence and its determinants? How can presence be successfully delivered with today's technology? This conference invites papers that are based on empirical results from studies of presence and related issues and/or which contribute to the technology for the delivery of presence. Papers that make substantial advances in theoretical understanding of presence are also welcome. The interest is not solely in virtual environments but in mixed reality environments. Submissions will be reviewed more rigorously than in previous conferences. High quality papers are therefore sought which make substantial contributions to the field. Approximately 20 papers will be selected for two successive special issues for the journal Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments. PRESENCE 2005 takes place in London and is hosted by University College London. The conference is organized by ISPR, the International Society for Presence Research and is supported by the European Commission's FET Presence Research Initiative through the Presencia and IST OMNIPRES projects and by University College London.

Type: Book
Title: Presence 2005: the eighth annual international workshop on presence, 21-23 September, 2005 University College London (Conference proceedings)
ISBN: 0955123208
Open access status: An open access version is available from UCL Discovery
Publisher version: http://www.cs.ucl.ac.uk/research/vr/Projects/Prese...
Language: English
Additional information: © The copyright for this publication as a whole is with University College London. The copyright for the separate papers published within these proceedings remains vested in the individual authors.
Keywords: Explications of the presence concept, Presence evaluation/measurement methodologies, Causes and consequences (effects) of presence, Presence in shared virtual environments and online communities, Social/affective interfaces, virtual agents, parasocial interactions, Presence-associated technologies, Immersive, interactive, multimodal displays, Advanced broadcast and cinematic displays (stereoscopic TV, HDTV, IMAX), Virtual environments/simulators, 3-D sound, Haptics, tactile displays, Presence applications, Education and training, Medicine and therapy, Entertainment, Communication and collaboration, Teleoperation, Presence and design, Presence in art, Presence and philosophical issues (e.g., the nature of 'reality'), The ethics of presence, Presence in the future: Media experiences in the 21st century and beyond
URI: https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/1181
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