The impact of transitions on user experience in virtual reality

In recent years, Virtual Reality (VR) applications have become widely available. An increase in popular interest raises questions about the use of the new medium for communication. While there is a wide variety of literature regarding scene transitions in films, novels and computer games, transitions in VR are not yet widely understood. As a medium that requires a high level of immersion [2], transitions are a desirable tool. This poster delineates an experiment studying the impact of transitions on user experience of presence in VR.