VHIL Presence Scale
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New Presence Scale (2022)
Please rate the extent to which you felt the following (5-point; 1-Not at all, 2-Slightly, 3-Moderately, 4-Very, 5-Extremely)
Social Presence
- It felt like the other people in the room were with me.
- It felt like I was face-to-face with others.
- It felt like the other people were aware of my presence.
Self Presence
- I felt that my avatar represented me.
- When something happened to my avatar, I felt like it was happening to me.
- I felt like I was able to control my avatar as though it were my own.
Spatial Presence
- It felt as if I was inside the virtual world.
- It felt as if I was visiting another place.
- It felt like I could reach out and touch the objects in the virtual environment.
Legacy Presence Scale
Note: We are no longer using this scale for our own studies.
Social Presence
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your partner?
- I felt like I was face-to-face with my partner.
- I felt like I was in the same room as my partner.
- I felt like my partner was watching me.
- I felt like my partner was aware of my presence.
- I felt like my partner was present.
Self-Presence
How strongly do you agree or disagree with the following statements about your avatar?
- I felt like my avatar’s body was my own body.
- I felt like I was my avatar’s body.
- I felt like my avatar was an extension of me.
- I felt like my avatar was me.
- When something happened to my avatar, I felt like it was happening to me.
Environmental Presence
Likert scale from 1-5 (not at all – slightly – moderately – very – extremely)
- To what extent did you feel like you were inside the virtual world?
- To what extent did you feel immersed in the virtual world?
- To what extent did you feel surrounded by the virtual world you saw and heard?
- How much did it feel as if you visited another place?
- How much is the virtual world like the real world?