Place presence, social presence, co-presence, and satisfaction in virtual worlds

TOKEL S. T.

COMPUTERS & EDUCATION, cilt.58, sa.1, ss.154-161, 2012 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 58 Sayı: 1
  • Basım Tarihi: 2012
  • Doi Numarası: 10.1016/j.compedu.2011.08.024
  • Dergi Adı: COMPUTERS & EDUCATION
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Social Sciences Citation Index (SSCI), Scopus
  • Sayfa Sayıları: ss.154-161
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: Distance education and telelearning, Interactive learning environments, Media in education, Multimedia/hypermedia systems, Simulations, SMALL-GROUP BEHAVIOR, STRUCTURE COEFFICIENTS, 2ND LIFE, ENVIRONMENT, DISTANCE, TASK
  • Orta Doğu Teknik Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

This study investigated the relationship among three types of presences, including place presence, social presence, and co-presence in virtual worlds and their relationship with satisfaction and immersive tendencies of students. Students' scores on a subjective questionnaire were analyzed. The results indicated that there was a significant relationship among the place presence, social presence, and co-presence. While social presence seemed to affect the satisfaction most, place and co-presence also affected students' satisfaction in the virtual world. Moreover, immersive tendencies of the students were related to their place and co-presence but not to their social presence. Findings highlighted the important issues for the design of virtual world environments to increase presence and satisfaction of students. (C) 2011 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.