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Immersed in Media

Telepresence Theory, Measurement & Technology

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Editors:
  1. Matthew Lombard

    1. Temple University, School of Media & Communication, Philadelphia, USA

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  2. Frank Biocca

    1. Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications, USA

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  3. Jonathan Freeman

    1. Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Psychology, London, United Kingdom

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  4. Wijnand IJsselsteijn

    1. Eindhoven University of Technology, School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

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  5. Rachel J. Schaevitz

    1. Temple University, School of Media & Communication, Philadelphia, USA

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  • Highlights key topics in scholarship on telepresence, the illusion of being “in” a mediated environment or “with” mediated or virtual others
  • Unique comprehensive collection of chapters by leading international scholars which together present the state-of-the-art in presence theory, research and technology design or an advanced academic audience
  • Nearly all published scholarship on presence is in narrowly-focussed journal articles and conference proceedings while this volume is a compendium or “handbook” covering a wide range of telepresence topics

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Table of contents (12 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xiv
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  2. Lighting a Path While Immersed in Presence: A Wayward Introduction

    • Frank Biocca
    Pages 1-9

  3. Telepresence Concepts and Theories

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 11-11
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    2. Defining Presence

      • Matthew Lombard, Matthew T. Jones
      Pages 13-34

    3. Presence: Form, Content and Consciousness

      • John A. Waterworth, Eva Lindh Waterworth, Giuseppe Riva, Fabrizia Mantovani
      Pages 35-58

    4. Affect, Availability and Presence

      • Phil Turner
      Pages 59-71

    5. Intention, Action, Self and Other: An Evolutionary Model of Presence

      • Giuseppe Riva, Fabrizia Mantovani, Eva Lindh Waterworth, John A. Waterworth
      Pages 73-99

    6. An Action-Based Approach to Presence: Foundations and Methods

      • Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli
      Pages 101-114

    7. Spatial Presence Theory: State of the Art and Challenges Ahead

      • Tilo Hartmann, Werner Wirth, Peter Vorderer, Christoph Klimmt, Holger Schramm, Saskia Böcking
      Pages 115-135

  4. Telepresence Research and Design

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 137-137
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    2. Ways to Measure Spatial Presence: Review and Future Directions

      • Jari Laarni, Niklas Ravaja, Timo Saari, Saskia Böcking, Tilo Hartmann, Holger Schramm
      Pages 139-185

    3. An Integrative Approach to Presence and Self-Motion Perception Research

      • Bernhard E. Riecke, Jörg Schulte-Pelkum
      Pages 187-235

    4. Patterns of Place: An Integrated Approach for the Design and Evaluation of Real and Virtual Environments

      • Michael Smyth, David Benyon, Rod McCall, Shaleph O’Neill, Fiona Carroll
      Pages 237-260

  5. Telepresence Applications

    1. Front Matter

      Pages 261-261
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    2. Collaboration in Immersive and Non-immersive Virtual Environments

      • Anthony Steed, Ralph Schroeder
      Pages 263-282

    3. Presence-Inducing Media for Mental Health Applications

      • Giuseppe Riva, Cristina Botella, Rosa Baños, Fabrizia Mantovani, Azucena García-Palacios, Soledad Quero et al.
      Pages 283-332
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About this book

Highlights key research currently being undertaken within the field of telepresence, providing the most detailed account of the field to date, advancing our understanding of a fundamental property of all media - the illusion of presence; the sense of “being there” inside a virtual environment, with actual or virtual others. This collection has been put together by leading international scholars from America, Europe, and Asia. Together, they describe the state-of-the-art in presence theory, research and technology design for an advanced academic audience.

Immersed in Media provides research that can help designers optimize presence for users of advanced media technologies such as virtual and augmented reality, collaborative social media, robotics, and artificial intelligence and lead us to better understand human cognition, emotion and behaviour.

Reviews

“Forty-four researchers contributed to this collection of contemporary research into telepresence. … advanced academics will profit from learning about contemporary telepresence theory, measurement, and technology.” (Brad Reid, Computing Reviews, December, 2015)

Editors and Affiliations

  • Temple University, School of Media & Communication, Philadelphia, USA

    Matthew Lombard, Rachel J. Schaevitz

  • Syracuse University, Newhouse School of Public Communications, USA

    Frank Biocca

  • Goldsmiths, University of London, Department of Psychology, London, United Kingdom

    Jonathan Freeman

  • Eindhoven University of Technology, School of Innovation Sciences, Eindhoven, The Netherlands

    Wijnand IJsselsteijn

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Immersed in Media

  • Book Subtitle: Telepresence Theory, Measurement & Technology

  • Editors: Matthew Lombard, Frank Biocca, Jonathan Freeman, Wijnand IJsselsteijn, Rachel J. Schaevitz

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-10190-3

  • Publisher: Springer Cham

  • eBook Packages: Computer Science, Computer Science (R0)

  • Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing Switzerland 2015

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-10189-7Published: 27 June 2015

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-34961-9Published: 13 October 2016

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-10190-3Published: 18 June 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIV, 332

  • Number of Illustrations: 18 b/w illustrations, 11 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: User Interfaces and Human Computer Interaction, Computer Applications, Computer Imaging, Vision, Pattern Recognition and Graphics

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