Toward a More Robust Theory and Measure of Social Presence: Review and Suggested Criteria Export

@article{bhb03, abstract = {doi: 10.1162/105474603322761270 At a time of increased social usage of net and collaborative applications, a robust and detailed theory of social presence could contribute to our understanding of social behavior in mediated environments, allow researchers to predict and measure differences among media interfaces, and guide the design of new social environments and interfaces. A broader theory of social presence can guide more valid and reliable measures. The article reviews, classifies, and critiques existing theories and measures of social presence. A set of criteria and scope conditions is proposed to help remedy limitations in past theories and measures and to provide a contribution to a more robust theory and measure of social presence.}, address = {Cambridge, MA, USA}, author = {Biocca, Frank and Harms, Chad and Burgoon, Judee K.}, citeulike-article-id = {527445}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://portal.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=976086}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/105474603322761270}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www.mitpressjournals.org/doi/abs/10.1162/105474603322761270}, day = {1}, doi = {10.1162/105474603322761270}, issn = {1054-7460}, journal = {Presence: Teleoperators \& Virtual Environments}, keywords = {copresence, presence, theory, virtual-environment}, month = {October}, number = {5}, pages = {456--480}, posted-at = {2009-11-09 20:12:18}, priority = {0}, publisher = {MIT Press}, title = {Toward a More Robust Theory and Measure of Social Presence: Review and Suggested Criteria}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/105474603322761270}, volume = {12}, year = {2003} }

TY - JOUR ID - bhb03 L3 - citeulike-article-id:527445 N2 - doi: 10.1162/105474603322761270 At a time of increased social usage of net and collaborative applications, a robust and detailed theory of social presence could contribute to our understanding of social behavior in mediated environments, allow researchers to predict and measure differences among media interfaces, and guide the design of new social environments and interfaces. A broader theory of social presence can guide more valid and reliable measures. The article reviews, classifies, and critiques existing theories and measures of social presence. A set of criteria and scope conditions is proposed to help remedy limitations in past theories and measures and to provide a contribution to a more robust theory and measure of social presence. IS - 5 JF - Presence: Teleoperators & Virtual Environments SN - 1054-7460 AD - Cambridge, MA, USA EP - 480 TI - Toward a More Robust Theory and Measure of Social Presence: Review and Suggested Criteria PB - MIT Press VL - 12 SP - 456 KW - copresence KW - presence KW - theory KW - virtual-environment AU - Biocca, Frank AU - Harms, Chad AU - Burgoon, Judee PY - 2003/10/01/ UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1162/105474603322761270 ER -