1Interdepartmental Postgraduate Program in Protection, Conservation and Restoration of Cultural Monuments Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, University Box 473, GR-54124 Thessaloniki, Greece.
2Department of Informatics, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
3Aerosol and Particle Technology Laboratory of Centre for Research and Technology Hellas/Chemical Process Engineering Research Institute, Thessaloniki, Greece.
4Faculty of Rural & Surveying Engineering, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece.
*E-mail: ssylaiou@topo.auth.gr
The sense of Presence is a crucial issue in virtual environments and can provide effectiveness and user engagement. A research undertaken in virtual museum websites investigated the level of Presence, the sense of being in the virtual environment and their interconnections with the various technologies they use for presenting their cultural exhibits. The main aim of the study was to explore the differences in Presence experience according to the IT tools they use.
Virtual reality, virtual museums, virtual environments, virtual exhibitions, augmented reality
