Attention/Awareness study

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Description

Darken, Bernatovich, Lawson, & Peterson (1999) argue that selective attention is an important component of presence. Their approach is based on Held & Durlach’s notion of presence as an “alternate experience”. In order to be present in an alternate world, attention must be focused there rather than on the real world.

Primary Reference or Source

• Darken, R. P., Bernatovich, D., Lawson, J., & Peterson, B. (1999). Quantitative measures of presence in virtual environments: The roles of attention and spatial comprehension. CyberPsychology and Behavior, 2, 337-347.