Musings on telepresence and virtual presence
Presence: Teleoperators and Virtual Environments - Premier issue
Lessons from the lighthouse: collaboration in a shared mixed reality system
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
A Comparative Study of User Performance in a Map-Based Virtual Environment
VR '03 Proceedings of the IEEE Virtual Reality 2003
Presence and engagement in an interactive drama
Proceedings of the SIGCHI Conference on Human Factors in Computing Systems
Exploring the usability of immersive interactive storytelling
Proceedings of the 17th ACM Symposium on Virtual Reality Software and Technology
A survey of visual, mixed, and augmented reality gaming
Computers in Entertainment (CIE) - Theoretical and Practical Computer Applications in Entertainment
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Our demonstration presents AR Façade, a phyiscally embodied version of the interactive drama Façade, at the Beall Center in Irvine, CA. In this drama, players are situated in a married couple's apartment, and interact primarily through conversation with the characters and manipulation of objects in the space. Our demonstration will include two versions of the experience - an immersive augmented reality (AR) version and a desktop computing based implementation, where players communicate using typed keyboard input. Our recent study cross media study revealled emperical differences between the versions [Dow et al. 2007]. Through interviews and observations of players, we found that immersive AR can create an increased sense of presence, confirming generally held expectations. However, we learned that increased presence does not necessarily lead to more engagement. Rather, mediation may be necessary for some players to fully engage with certain immersive media experiences.