Collaborative Research: VOSS: Linking Collaborative Virtual Presence and Performance: Scale Development and Validation

该项目侧重于协作虚拟环境(CVE)的应用，用于支持虚拟工作。衡量CVE质量的一个指标是它在多大程度上创造了用户的虚拟存在感(一种“在那里”的感觉)。VES的设计者认为存在是一个可取的属性和目标，再加上它与性能相关的长期信念。然而，支持这些观点的经验证据有限，特别是在协作决策过程方面。CVE的存在和业绩之间的联系在公司背景下尤其相关，因为许多企业尚未确定开发或发放CVE所需的财务和人力资源投资是否有足够的回报。本项目首先试图从理论上定义协作性虚拟存在(CVP)的基本结构。然后，通过一系列涉及两个CVE的团队实验，该项目旨在开发和验证一种量表，以感知地测量CVP并将其与生理数据相关联。最后，该项目旨在评估CVP与绩效之间的关系。了解在场在CVE协作过程中的作用是开发革命性技术的重要基础步骤，以实现有效的团队互动，这是创新和教育的基础。

This project focuses on the application of collaborative virtual environments (CVEs) used to support virtual work. A metric of the quality of a CVE is the degree to which it creates a sense of virtual presence (a sense of "being there") by the user. Designers of VEs consider presence to be a desirable attribute and goal, coupled with a longstanding belief that it is related to performance. However, there is limited empirical evidence to support these views, particularly in relation to collaborative decision processes. The link between presence and performance in a CVE is particularly relevant in a corporate context because many enterprises have yet to determine if there is sufficient return on the financial and human resource investments required to develop or license CVEs. This project first seeks to theoretically define the foundational construct of collaborative virtual presence (CVP). Then, via a series of team-based experiments involving two CVEs, the project aims to develop and validate a scale to perceptually measure CVP and correlate it to physiological data. Finally, the project aims to assess the relationship between CVP and performance. Understanding the role of presence in collaborative processes in CVEs is an important foundational step toward the development of revolutionary technologies for enabling effective team interactions that are fundamental to innovation and education.