Ethnicity and sense of presence in a virtual environment: Arab women - A case in point

Idan Almog, Helene S. Wallach, Marilyn P. Safir

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Abstract

Participants (99) experienced Virtual Reality Environment (VRE) exposure in a virtual airplane, and completed a presence questionnaire. Twenty seven participants avoided viewing the virtual window, and reported lower levels of presence. Significantly more window avoiders were Arab females than any other group. Thus Arab women behaved differently in the VRE, which in turn influenced their ability to experience the VRE as real and vivid.

Original languageEnglish
Title of host publication2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009
Pages78-82
Number of pages5
DOIs
StatePublished - 2009
Event2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009 - Haifa, Israel
Duration: 29 Jun 20092 Jul 2009

Publication series

Name2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009

Conference

Conference2009 Virtual Rehabilitation International Conference, VR 2009
Country/TerritoryIsrael
CityHaifa
Period29/06/092/07/09

Keywords

  • Culture
  • Ethnicity
  • Presence
  • Virtual reality
  • Virtual reality environments

ASJC Scopus subject areas

  • Artificial Intelligence
  • Software
  • Biomedical Engineering

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