Physiological reaction and presence in stressful virtual environments

Variations in physiological responses of participants during different stages of an immersive virtual environment experiment

“…[24] used physiological responses to analyze the behaviour of "phobic" and "non-phobic" individuals in a virtual environment. Meehan [11] used physiological responses to measure how believable the experience of being at the edge of a virtual pit was. The hypothesis was that if the people were present, the virtual pit would have been able to evoke physiological responses similar to those of a corresponding real environment.…”

Effect of latency on presence in stressful virtual environments

“…Physiological responses such as these have been used to evaluate VE systems designed to induce both stress and relaxation responses in users. [Meehan 2001] showed that physiological responses are positively related to increasing frame rate and inclusion of passive haptics, system characteristics known to contribute to VE effectiveness.…”

Use of interactive computer simulation taking into account the whole body movement in the context of cognitive functioning

“…W rezultacie odbiorca ma wrażenie imersji ("zanurzenia") w symulowanym środowisku [1]. Dzięki temu zachowania ludzi zanurzonych w środowisku wirtualnym są w znacznym stopniu zbliżone do zachowań naturalnych [2].…”