For class 1/29/13
Post Comments by 11:59 pm on 1/27/13

For class 1/29/13
Post Comments by 11:59 pm on 1/27/13

A Note on Presence Terminology
Mel Slater
http://s3.amazonaws.com/publicationslist.org/data/melslater/ref-201/a%20note%20on%20presence%20terminology.pdf

Place illusion and plausibility can lead to realistic behaviour in immersive
virtual environments
Mel Slater
http://rstb.royalsocietypublishing.org/content/364/1535/3549.full.pdf+html

Please print out these articles and bring them with you to class on Tuesday for discussion.  Alternatively, you can bring digital version of the reading with you.

Discussion:

Post 1

Do you agree with the separation of presence and immersion?  Does this differentiation make sense to you?

What do you think of Slater’s argument about presence in simulations of the Non-Real?  Do you agree that Presence is possible in impossible environments?

Finally, select a topic that you find interesting, dubious, confusing or curious and explain why.  Write at least a paragraph of explanation and add citations if warranted.

Post 2

Do you agree with Slater’s breakdown between PI and Psi?  Do you agree with Slater that these concepts are orthogonal? Explain why.

Slater writes “The illusion [PI], given the right physical set-up and the appropriate SCs in a particular modality, is automatic—it can coexist with different (but not contradictory) sensations in another modality.”  Do you agree (say why)?

Do you agree that breaks in Psi are harder to overcome than breaks in PI?  Explain.

Finally, select a topic that you find interesting, dubious, confusing or curious and explain why.  Write at least a paragraph of explanation and add citations if warranted.

Option question (something we will talk about in class) The paper references the Milgram Experiment (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Milgram_experiment).  How do you feel about this experiment being run in Virtual Reality?