Introduction to the Research

To say that the world is resting on the wheel of space or on the wheel of wind is not the truth of the self or the truth of others. Such a statement is based on a small view. People speak this way because they think that it must be impossible to exist without having a place on which to rest.

• Introduction
• The Rest Frame Construct
• Implications of the Rest Frame Construct
  • The Importance of the Visual Background
  • Six Types of Spatial ``Illusions''
  • The Presence Hypothesis and Presence Measures
  • The Importance of Foreground Occlusions
  • A Technique for Reducing Simulator Side-Effects
• Division of the Research
• Guide to the Experiments
• Experimental Configurations
  • Area I: Presence Measures
  • Area II: Presence Manipulations
  • Area III: Motion Sickness
• Equipment
  • Computer Software and Hardware Platforms
  • Driving Simulator
  • Head-Mounted Displays
  • Rotating Chair
  • Balance Platform
  • Foreground Occlusions
    • Reported Presence Foreground Occlusion Experiments
    • Inside-Out Display Foreground Occlusion Experiments
• General Methods and Measures
  • Presence Questionnaire
  • Embedded Figures Test
  • Simulator Sickness Questionnaire
  • The PEST Convergence Procedure