A Longitudinal Pilot Study of Presence in Immersive VR

Abstract

Abstract. We present a longitudinal pilot study of presence, comparing low-and high-fidelity virtual environments. We measured presence levels using a presence questionnaire, heart rate, and skin temperature over four sessions. We found no significant difference due to environment fidelity, nor any change in presence over four sessions. Subjective feedback suggests that that using the same tasks in multiple sessions frustrates users, so may also affect participants' presence assessment.