title: How can we determine if the sense of presence affects task performance?
abstract: The question of whether the sense of presence in virtual environments (or telepresence with respect to teleoperator systems) is causally related to task performance remains un-answered because the appropriate studies have yet to be carried out. In this brief report, the author describes a strategy for resolving this issue and the results of a pilot study in which this strategy was implemented.
authors.affiliation: NASA-Ames Research Center, Moffett Field, CA 94035, USA. rwelch@mail.arc.nasa.gov
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Welch
mesh_terms: D004867:Equipment Design; D006804:Ergonomics; D006801:Humans; D010465:Perception; D010865:Pilot Projects; D011434:Proprioception; D012371:Robotics; D013016:Sound; D013647:Task Performance and Analysis; D014584:User-Computer Interface