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Investigating the interplay of personality, gaming experience, and presence in VR.
Schakelaar, Remco (2024) Investigating the interplay of personality, gaming experience, and presence in VR.
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| Abstract: | A factor that is determined to be important in the success of virtual reality (VR) training is presence. Presence refers to the subjective feeling of being physically present in a virtual environment, rather than just observing it from the outside. Many factors influence this feeling of presence. Two factors that might correlate with presence in the context of a VR public speaking training are researched in this study. The predictors of presence in VR are an individual’s personality traits, and an individual’s gaming experience. This study investigates whether individuals with different levels of honesty-humility, openness to experience, conscientiousness, extraversion, agreeableness, emotionalism, and prior gaming experience, experience varying levels of presence during VR public speaking training. This study concludes that in this research, individual differences in personality traits, as measured by the HEXACO Personality Inventory Test, do not directly influence presence, as measured by the I-Group Presence Questionnaire, in virtual reality training designed to enhance presentation skills. Secondly, this study concludes that in this research, individual differences in gaming experience influence the feeling of presence in VR. Gaming experience is significantly negatively correlated with the feeling of presence in VR. In summary, these findings contribute to a more nuanced understanding of what influences the sense of presence in VR environments. They suggest a shift in focus away from personality traits towards more dynamic user factors such as prior gaming experience, which can guide the development of more engaging and effective VR applications. |
| Item Type: | Essay (Master) |
| Faculty: | BMS: Behavioural, Management and Social Sciences |
| Subject: | 70 social sciences in general |
| Programme: | Educational Science and Technology MSc (60023) |
| Link to this item: | https://purl.utwente.nl/essays/103430 |
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