(Preliminary version B, see updates at end fo file)

PRESENCE 2003 Programme

Oral Sessions in Lecture Hall B

Poster viewing in the Foyer during breaks

Exhibition in Lecture Hall C

(Exhibitions are available throughout the conference)


Monday, October 6

08.00 Registration Opens

Mounting Posters & Exhibitions

09.00 Coffee

09.30 Conference Opening by Conference Chair

09.45 Session 1: Immersion and Presence

Chair: Frank Biocca

- Invited key note speaker, Oliver Grau, Humboldt University, Berlin

10.45 Break

11.00 Session 2 : Shared Virtual Environments

Chair: Frank Biocca

Beyond Presence and Copresence: A Phenomenological Account of Experiences in Shared Virtual Environments
Ralph Schroeder

Is there a Trade-off Between Presence and Copresence?
Maria Spante, Ralph Schroeder, Ilona Heldal, Ann-Sofie Axelsson

Facilitating the Presence of Users and 3D Models by the Augmented Round Table

Erik Granum, Thomas B. Moeslund, Mortiz Störring, Wolfgang Broll, Michael Wittkaemper

12.00   Exhibitions & Posters

12.30   Lunch


13.30   Session 3: Perception

Chair: Mel Slater

Preparing Virtual Streets for the Investigation of Mesopic Vision

Cecília Sik Lányi, János Schanda

The Importance of Shadows in Augmented Reality

C.B. Madsen, M.K.D. Sřrensen, M. Vittrup

Rendering Quality and User Cognition: An Experimental Study

Katarina Mania, Dave Wooldridge, Andrew Robinson

Effects of Screen Size on Physical Presence, Self Presence, Mood, and Attitude toward Virtual Characters in Computer/Video Game Playing

Kwan M Lee, Wei Peng

 

14.30   Coffee Break

14.45   Session 4: Basic Principles of Binaural Sound

Chair: Erik Granum

Invited speakers from Department of Acoustics, Aalborg University

  - Dorte Hammershři:     Binaural Recording, Synthesis and Reproduction

  - Sřren Krarup Olesen: Room Simulation and Auralization


15.45 Break & “Transfer”

5-10 mintues walk


16.00   Sessions 5, Demos

(2 groups, change place at about 16.35)

A:  VR Media Lab
       (Cave, Panorama, Powerwall)
B:   Department of Acoustics

       (3D sound, Binaural)

- 17.15 Reception at VR Media Lab  

 


Tuesday, October 7

09.00 Session  6, OMNIPRES Symposium 1.1

Presence Theory and Measurement Models

Description:

Presence research is maturing to the point that attempts to generate more comprehensive models of presence are emerging. In this session various models of presence causes and correlates will be presented and discussed.

Format

Longer format presentations (25-30 minutes).
Active questions from a chair discussant and audience questions

Presentations

Jonathan Freeman, Goldsmith’s College

Peter Vorderer, Hochschule fuer Musik und Theater & University of Southern California

Mel Slater, University College London

Chair

Frank Biocca, M.I.N.D. Labs

 


10.30   Coffee Break

11.00 Session 7 : Theory and Models

Chair: Wijnand Ijsselsteijn

Connectedness, Awareness and Social Presence

Ruth Rettie

Presence as Perceived Continuity of Experience

Richard Walker, Fabrizio Davide

The Strata of Presence: Evolution, Media, and Mental States

J.A. Waterworth, G. Riva, E.L. Waterworth

A Psychological Approach to Presence

C. Botella, R.M. Banos, M. Alcańiz

When Real Seems Mediated: Anti-Presence

Lydia Reeves Timmins, Matthew Lombard

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Session 8 : Agents

Chair: Matthew Lombard

When Low Spatial Ability Does not get you “there” in 3D Environments, but Agent Jump out “Here” to Change Attitudes

Frank Biocca, Linda A. Jackson, Lynette Lim, Weimin Mou, Gretchen Barbatsis, Alexander von Eye, Yong Zhao, Hiram Fitzgerald

Effects of Interactivity and Expressiveness on Perceived Social Presence, Memory and Persuasion in Interactive Health Communications

Hsuan-Yuan Huang

Gender Identification with an Anthropomorphic Computer Help Agent: A Social Presence Approach

Prabu David, Li Cai, Tingting Lu, Irkwon Jeong

Embodied Conversational Agents in E-Commerce. Do they sell?

Gary Bente, Heike Blens, Nicole C. Krämer

14.30 Break

14.45 Session 9 : Communication

Chair: Matthew Lombard

Communication in Virtual Environments: Establishing Common Ground for a Collaborative Spatial Task

Anne-Sofie Axelsson, Ĺsa Abelin, Ralph Schroeder

On Transmitting Emotions – Experiments on Multimodal Presence over the Internet

Gábor Tatai, László Laufer, Attila Szaló, Annamária Csordás

Evaluation of the VIRTUE Video-Conference System Using the ITC-Sense of Presence Inventory

Jonathan Freeman, Jane Lessiter, Oliver Schreer,  Peter Kauff

15.45 Coffee Break

16.00 Session 10 : Perception & Interaction

Chair: Jonathan Freeman

Circular Vection is Facilitated by a Consistent Photorealistic Scene

Jörg Schulte-Pelkum, Bernard E. Riecke, Markus von der Heyde, Heinrich H. Bülthoff

Using Eye Tracking and Psychophysiological Methods to Study Spatial Presence

Jari Laarni, Niklas Ravaja, Timo Saari

Cue Integration in the Haptic Perception of Virtual Shapes

Knut Drewing, Marc O. Ernst

“Dual” Embodied Interaction for Creating a Virtual Co-existing Space

Shigeru Wesugi, Yoshiyuki Miwa

19.30 Conference Dinner

Hotel Hvide Hus, Panoramic Restaurant

 


Wednesday, October 8

9.00 Session 11, OMNIPRES Symposium 1.2

Panel: Presence Foundations

Description:

Some are concerned that the concept of presence may become overloaded with different meanings and interpretations and that this may impede progress. A major aspect of any mature scientific discipline is a more or less accepted and unified paradigm within which much of normal science, every day research and puzzle solving, takes place (Kuhn). This is not the case with presence research which is a new and maturing area. At this stage there are a variety of different approaches both in terms of definition and methodology. This panel will include speakers presenting different approaches, and in the discussion following, an attempt will be made to see if there is common unifying ground.

Format

Introductory statements by panelists (20 minutes)

Discussion moderated by a chair

Panelists

§  Mel Slater, University College London

§  John Waterworth, Umea University

§  Frank Biocca, M.I.N.D. Labs

Chair

Wijnand IJsselsteijn, Technische Universiteit Eindhoven

 

10.30 Coffee Break

11.00 Session 12 : BIP & Applications

Chair: Jonathan Freeman

More Breaks Less Presence

Andrea Brogni, Mel Slater, Anthony Steed

Physiological Responses to Breaks in Presence: A Pilot Study

Mel Slater, Andrea Brogni, Anthony Steed

The Sense of Presence in a Sample of Patients with Neuropsychological Dysfunctions during a VR-enhanced Cognitive Rehabilitation

G. Castelnuovo, C. Lo Priore, Di. Liccione, A Gaggioli, G. Riva, Da. Liccione

Presence and High Fidelity Patient Simulators in Anaesthesiology: Influences Derived From Interviews and Questionnaires

Peter Dieckmann, Tanja Manser, Theo Wehner

Should Product Involvement Facilitate the Experience of Telepresence? The Case of a Quasi 3-D Virtual Store

Anne-Cecile Jeandrain, Frank Biocca

12.30 Lunch

13.30 Session 13 : Measurement Methods

Chair: Frank Biocca

Experiences with Repertory Grid Analysis for Investigating Effectiveness of Virtual Environments

Anthony Steed, Janet McDonnell

The Thematic Baseline Technique as a Means of Improving the Sensitivity of Presence Self-report Scales

David Nunez, Edwin H. Blake

Affective Benefits in Communication: The Development and Field-testing of a New Questionnaire Measure

J.v. Baren, W. Ijsselsteijn, N. Romero, P. Markopoulos, B. de Ruyter

Connecting the Presence’s Factors for Guiding Measurements

Antonia Lucinelma Pessoa Albuquerque, Rubens Melo, Luiz Velho

14.30 Break

14.45 Session 14 : Emotions

Chair: Mel Slater

Investigating the Relationship Between Presence and Emotion using Virtual Mood Induction Procedures

Kristina Chapman, Jonathan Freeman, Edmund Keogh, Cath Dillon, Mercedes Jorquera, Beatriz Rey, Rosa Banos, Mariano Alcańiz Raya

The Gestalt of Virtual Environments

Jacquelyn Ford Morie, Josh Williams

Emotions and Presence: A dual link

G. Riva, J.A. Waterworth

 

 

15.45 Concluding Remarks by Programme Chair W.A. IJsselsteijn

16.00 Coffee & Farewell

 

 

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Version B updates: swapped content of sessions 9 and 14 (correction of errors).