Figure 2

Sense of presence. (A) In Study One, there was a significant increase in the sense of presence when participants were able to choose their avatar compared to no choice. (B) In study Two, there was a significant increase in the sense of presence when virtual environments were experienced from a first-person compared to a third-person avatar perspective. Colored circles reflect mean for each participant, black circles represent the mean within each condition, and error bars reflect the 95% CI.