Tools to measure presence

Because presence occurs in many contexts and has been defined in a variety of ways, researchers have developed a diverse set of techniques to measure presence. A small number of researchers have reviewed and summarized the ‘state-of-the-art’ of presence measures, and two of these projects are available here, along with information about others.

Resources here:

ISPR Statement and Compendium of Presence Measures (2000)

OmniPres Guide and Compendium for Presence Measurement (2005)

Other useful resources:

Nunez, D. (2007). A Capacity Limited, Cognitive Constructionist Model of Virtual Presence. Dissertation, Department of Computer Science, University of Cape Town. Available: http://pubs.cs.uct.ac.za/archive/00000454/ [Chapter 2: Concepts and Measures of Presence provides a detailed review of questionnaires.]

Youngblut, C. (2003). Experience of presence in virtual environments. Institute for Defense Analyses Document D-2960. Available: http://www.dtic.mil/cgi-bin/GetTRDoc?Location=U2&doc=GetTRDoc.pdf&AD=ADA427495 [A detailed review of presence measurement.]