Analyzing the level of presence while navigating in a virtual environment during an fMRI Scan

Abstract

We have conducted an fMRI research using virtual reality to study the level of presence that subjects experience during the navigation through a virtual environment, in comparison with the presence felt during a video or a photograph viewing task. The fMRI results have not been analyzed yet, but responses to presence questionnaires have been analyzed. Presence levels are similar to those obtained while monitoring with other brain imaging techniques. The highest values are obtained for navigation tasks followed by video and photographs tasks. © 2011 IFIP International Federation for Information Processing.