Lea Frentzel-Beyme* Nicole C. Krämer Social Psychology Media and Communication University of Duisburg-Essen Back to the Past—An Experimental Investigation of the Effects of Immersive Historical Environments on Empathy and Morality Abstract Immersive environments are known for fostering empathy via their technological properties that offer users the opportunity to get immersed in a virtual environment and take other perspectives. As empathy and perspective-taking are considered to

Can Remote Virtual Simulation Improve Practice-Based Training? Presence and Performance in Incident Commander Education Cecilia Hammar Wijkmark* Western Norway University of Applied Sciences/The Swedish Civil Contingencies Agency Ilona Heldal Maria-Monika Metallinou Western Norway University of Applied Sciences Abstract An incident commander (IC) is expected to take command in any incident to miti- gate consequences for humans, property, and the environment. To prepare for this, practice-based

Kata Szita* Pierre Gander David Wallstén Department of Applied Information Technology University of Gothenburg Gothenburg, Sweden The Effects of Cinematic Virtual Reality on Viewing Experience and the Recollection of Narrative Elements Abstract Cinematic virtual reality offers 360-degree moving image experiences that engage a viewer’s body as its position defines the momentary perspective over the surrounding simulated space. While a 360-degree narrative space has been demonstrated

Ryuya Sato* Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering Graduate School of Creative Science and Engineering Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Mitsuhiro Kamezaki Research Institute for Science and Engineering Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Shigeki Sugano Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Hiroyasu Iwata Department of Modern Mechanical Engineering School of Creative Science and Engineering Waseda University, Tokyo, Japan Presence,

F O R U M The Disconnect between Real and Virtually Real Worlds: The Challenges of Using VR with Adolescents 1 Introduction Industry projections suggest the commercial usage of virtual reality (VR) headsets will increase steadily over the next five years, with more immersive, stand-alone headsets representing the bulk of purchases by consumers (Bolkan, 2018; Taylor, 2017; Lamkin, 2017; Orland, 2017). Whether individuals are watching

Martin Rumori* University of Music and Performing Arts Graz Institute of Electronic Music and Acoustics Inffeldgasse 10/3, 8010 Graz, Austria Georgios Marentakis Signal Processing and Speech Communication Laboratory Graz University of Technology Parisflâneur. Artistic Approaches to Binaural Technology and Their Evaluation Abstract This article approaches binaural interactive environments from an artistic research perspective. Beyond content production, an aesthetic reflection of binaural media requires pervasive access

Sanaz Ghasemi* University of Toronto Mechanical and Industrial Engineering (MIE) Department University of Toronto 5 King’s College Road Toronto ON Canada M5S 3G8 Use of Random Dot Patterns in Achieving X-Ray Vision for Near-Field Applications of Stereoscopic Video-Based Augmented Reality Displays Mai Otsuki University of Tsukuba Paul Milgram University of Toronto Ryad Chellali Nanjing Tech University Presence, Vol. 26, No. 1, Inverno 2017, 42–65 doi:10.1162/PRES_a_00286

Mohammadhossein Moghimi* School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Birmingham Robert Stone School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Birmingham Pia Rotshtein School of Psychology University of Birmingham Neil Cooke School of Electronic, Electrical and Systems Engineering University of Birmingham Presence, Vol. 25, No. 2, Primavera 2016, 81–107 doi:10.1162/PRES_a_00249 Influencing Human Affective Responses to Dynamic Virtual Environments Abstract Detecting and measuring