Study title

Effects of Perspective on Embodiment in Virtual Reality 2023

Dataset ID Number

FSD3893

Persistent identifiers

https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3893
https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3893

Data Type

Quantitative

Authors

• de Villiers Bosman, Isak (Tampere University)

Abstract

The purpose of this study was to investigate what the effects are of different auditory and visual perspectives on psychological constructs related to mindfulness in virtual reality environments. The study was carried out at Tampere University where the participants took part in virtual reality experiences.

First, participants completed two questionnaires before participating in the virtual reality experiences. The first questionnaire examined the participants' awareness and attentive features in the present using the Mindful Attention Awareness Scale (MAAS). The second questionnaire investigated participants' immersion in different media using the Immersive Tendencies Questionnaire (ITQ).

Then, the participants participated in three different mindfulness exercises in virtual reality environment, which each had a different audio-visual perspective. The participants completed two questionnaires after each experience. The first questionnaire to be completed after the experience was designed to measure the connection between the participants' body and mind through a series of statements, using the Embodied Mindfulness Questionnaire (EMQ). In turn, the second questionnaire was designed to explore the experience of embodiment in virtual reality environment and how participants perceive the virtual body as part of themselves using the Virtual Embodiment Questionnaire (VEQ).

The background variables included age, gender and level of education.

Keywords

acoustics; attendance; cognitive processes; knowledge (awareness); perception; psychological tests

Topic Classification

• Social sciences (Fields of Science Classification)
• Information technology (CESSDA Topic Classification)
• Psychology (CESSDA Topic Classification)

Series

Individual datasets

Distributor

Finnish Social Science Data Archive

Access

The dataset is (B) available for research, teaching and study.

Data Collector

• de Villiers Bosman, Isak (Tampere University)
• Cosio, Laura (Tampere University)

Funders

• Academy of Finland (337653)

Time Period Covered

2023

Collection Dates

2023-04-10 – 2023-05-25

Nation

Finland

Geographical Coverage

Finland

Analysis/Observation Unit Type

Individual

Universe

People who have no self-assessed disability to participate in virtual reality experiences

Time Method

Cross-section

Sampling Procedure

Non-probability: Availability

Recruitment was done using mailing lists for Tampere University

Collection Mode

Self-administered questionnaire: Web-based (CAWI)

Web-based experiment

Research Instrument

Structured questionnaire

Participant tasks

Data File Language

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Number of Cases and Variables

179 variables and 52 cases.

Data Version

1.0

Weighting

There are no weight variables in the data.

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Bibliographical Citation

de Villiers Bosman, Isak (Tampere University): Effects of Perspective on Embodiment in Virtual Reality 2023 [dataset]. Data version 1.0 (2025-02-28). Finnish Social Science Data Archive [distributor]. DOI: https://doi.org/10.60686/t-fsd3893; URN: https://urn.fi/urn:nbn:fi:fsd:T-FSD3893

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Disclaimer

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Related Publications

Isak de Villiers Bosman, Mila Bujić, Laura Diana Cosio, Oğuz 'Oz' Buruk, Kristine Jørgensen, and Juho Hamari. (2024). The relationship of visual and aural perspective with decentering in virtual reality. In Proceedings of the 4th African Human Computer Interaction Conference (AfriCHI '23). Association for Computing Machinery, 15-18. https://doi.org/10.1145/3628096.3628741

de Villiers Bosman, I., Bujić, M., Cosio, L.D. Buruk, O. Jørgensen, K. & Hamari, J. (2025). Embodiment in virtual reality: an experiment on how visual and aural First- and Third-person modes affect embodiment and mindfulness. Virtual Reality 29, 49. https://doi.org/10.1007/s10055-025-01129-w