The sense of "Presence" (evolving from "telepresence") has always been associated with virtual reality research and is still an exceptionally mystifying constituent. Now the study of presence clearly spans over various disciplines associated with cognition. This paper attempts to put forth a concept that argues that it's an experience of an "Evoked Reality (ER)" (illusion of reality) that trigg...

EDITORIAL article Front. Virtual Real., 13 October 2021 | https://doi.org/10.3389/frvir.2021.759682

To explore the relation between mathematical models and reality, four different levels of reality are distinguished: observer-independent reality (to which there is no direct access), personal reality, social reality and mathematical/formal reality. The concepts of personal and social reality are strongly inspired by constructivist ideas. Mathematical reality is social as well, but constructed ...

1 Three Uses of the Expression ‘Virtual’ In the two expressions “virtual reality” and “virtual community”, the term “virtual” has different meanings. A virtual reality is a depiction or, more generally speaking, a sensuous representation of reality that allows – mainly by means of interactivity – to experience various features of reality without actually being in contact with the reality depict...

This thesis explores the creative possibilities and implications of Augmented Reality, not just as a specific technology of computer science, but as one of high technologies that influence people’s perception and even the concepts of the real and the virtual. For a broader definition of Augmented Reality which has a unique status between virtual environment and real environment, the virtuality ...