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(2015) Immersed in media, Dordrecht, Springer.
An action-based approach to presence
foundations and methods
Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli
pp. 101-114
This chapter presents an action-based approach to presence. It starts by briefly describing the theoretical and empirical foundations of this approach, formalized into three key notions of place/space, action and mediation. In the light of these notions, some common assumptions about presence are then questioned: assuming a neat distinction between virtual and real environments, taking for granted the contours of the mediated environment and considering presence as a purely personal state. Some possible research topics opened up by adopting action as a unit of analysis are illustrated. Finally, a case study on driving as a form of mediated presence is discussed, to provocatively illustrate the flexibility of this approach as a unified framework for presence in digital and physical environments.
Publication details
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-319-10190-3_6
Full citation:
Gamberini, L. , Spagnolli, A. (2015)., An action-based approach to presence: foundations and methods, in M. Lombard, F. Biocca, J. Freeman, W. Ijsselsteijn & R. J. Schaevitz (eds.), Immersed in media, Dordrecht, Springer, pp. 101-114.
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