From: draperjv@ornl.gov
Subject: SCI: Presence, Telepresence, and Immersion
Organization: Oak Ridge National Laboratory

Presence, telepresence, and immersion are psychological phenomena. Is
anyone out there trying to measure them in a reliable and valid
fashion? Anyone know of any research going on to better define and
measure these phenomena?

JVD

[Slater, M. and Usoh, M. (1993).  Presence in Immersive Virtual
Environments.  In Proceedings of IEEE 1993 Virtual Reality Annual
International Symposium, VRAIS '93  (pp. 90-96).  Piscataway, NJ: IEEE
Service Center.

(Slater is with QMW University of London, London, UK)

Also take a look at the premier issue of Presence, vol. 1, no. 1,
1992, the Spotlight is on Telepresence:

Held, R.M. and Durlach, N.I. (1992).  Telepresence.  Presence:
Teleoperators and Virtual Environments.  1(1), 109-112.

Loomis, J.M.  (1992).  Distil Attribution and Presence.  Presence:
Teleoperators and Virtual Environments.  1(1), 113-119.

Sheridan, T. B. (1992).  Musings on Telepresence and Virtual Presence.
Presence:  Teleoperators and Virtual Environments.  1(1), 120-126.

Zeltzer, D.  (1992).  Autonomy, Interaction, and Presence.  Presence:
Teleoperators and Virtual Environments.  1(1), 127-132.  


Also, another interesting report that is broader, but possibly relevant:

Wickens, C.D., Todd, S., and Seidler, Karen.  (1989).  Three-Dimensional
Displays:  Perception, Implementation, Applications.  CSERIAC SOAR-
89-01.  Wright-Patterson Air Force Base, OH: CSERIAC.

--T.E.]