We review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of
“being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two …

In a post-COVID landscape, building interest and evoking positive emotions toward tourism
products are vital for destination recovery. As a result, interest and opportunity for the use of …

Mobile short-form videos on social media apps are increasingly popular. Human-Computer
Interaction (HCI) theories may be extended to short-form video apps to understand and …

Although virtual reality (VR) has many applications, only few studies have investigated user
acceptance of this type of immersive technology. We propose an extended version of the …

Immersive virtual reality (IVR) technology has demonstrated positive educational outcomes
related to its use and is gaining traction in educational and training settings; IVR is expected …

Teleoperation of humanoid robots enables the integration of the cognitive skills and domain
expertise of humans with the physical capabilities of humanoid robots. The operational …

A game engine (Gregory 2018) is a software engine/framework mainly designed to develop
video games while providing built-in libraries, tools, and/or components for game …

Virtual Reality (VR) is gaining increasing importance in science, education, and
entertainment. A fundamental characteristic of VR is creating presence, the experience …

The presence construct, most commonly defined as the sense of “being there,” has driven
research and development of virtual environments (VEs) for decades. Despite that, there is …

Abstract Games User Research (GUR) focuses on measuring, analysing and understanding
player experiences to optimise game designs. Hence, GUR experts aim to understand how …