9 "Being there " and the Role of Presence Technology (2009)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Shanyang Zhao
Abstract. This paper uses the metaphor of "being there " to differentiate two basic modes of mediated presence. "'Being ' there " refers to presence in a remote...
4 Ambient Intelligence: from Vision to Reality IST Advisory Group (ISTAG) (2009)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds
Abstract: According to the ISTAG vision statement, humans will, in an Ambient Intelligent (AmI) Environment, be surrounded by intelligent interfaces supported by computing and networking technology...
8 Quality of Experience in Virtual Environments (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Andrea Gaggioli, Marta Bassi, Antonella Delle Fave
Abstract. In this chapter, we present a new theoretical and methodological approach to the study of presence and virtual experience. More specifically, our work aims at analyzing the quality of...
8 Strategic Emotion in Negotiation: Cognition, Emotion, and Culture (2008)
G. Riva, M. T. Anguera, B. K. Wiederhold, F. Mantovani (eds, Shu Li, Michael E. Roloff
Abstract. This chapter is an overview of research on emotion in negotiation that integrates cognitive, affective, and cultural aspects of the field. We address the following issues: (1) the effects...
the Analysis of User’s Involvement in Affective Interaction with Virtual Agents (2008)
G. Riva, M. T. Anguera, B. K. Wiederhold, F. Mantovani (eds, Ultimate Communicative, Experience Festschrift, ...
Abstract. Given the growing interest in developing embodied virtual agents with multimodal communication and emotional expression abilities, the issue of user’s involvement is a relevant topic to...
G. Riva, F. Davide, Wijnand Ijsselsteijn
we learn from media history?
9 Interactive Context-Aware Systems Interacting with Ambient Intelligence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds, Albrecht Schmidt
Abstract. Interactive systems have been the dominant computing paradigm over recent years. This paradigm is characterized by the fact that human user and the system communicate and interact...
2 The Psychology of Ambient Intelligence: Activity, Situation and Presence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds
Abstract. The chapter outlines a psychological framework for the concept of Ambient Intelligence (AmI), centered on three concepts: action, situation and presence. Using this framework it is provided...
8 Game AI: The Possible Bridge between Ambient and Artificial Intelligence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds, Alexander Kleiner
Abstract. A critical role for the development of Ambient Intelligence will be played by Artificial Intelligence. Within its latest approach, Artificial Intelligence is considered as being embedded...
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds, Stefano Piva, Carlo Bonamico, ...
Abstract. Ambient Intelligence (AmI) systems aim at augmenting real environments to create Smart Spaces where users are provided with pervasive virtual services. In order to allow users to seamlessly...
12 Communication and Interaction in (2008)
G. Riva, M. T. Anguera, B. K. Wiederhold, F. Mantovani (eds, Multiplayer First-person-shooter
Abstract. Since their emergence in the 1960s, computer games have developed into a central part of popular culture. An ever-increasing number of players plays games using their computers. One of the...
G. Riva, M. T. Anguera, B. K. Wiederhold, F. Mantovani (eds, Ultimate Communicative, Experience Festschrift, ...
Abstract. Human communication is a highly complex phenomenon that can be approached from numerous theoretical perspectives of varying nature. It is a good example of how traditional metatheoretical,...
3 Optimal Experience in Ambient Intelligence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds, Andrea Gaggioli
Abstract. Ambient Intelligence (AmI) will radically change how people interact with technology. In AmI, people will be surrounded by a multitude of interconnected embedded systems. These devices will...
1 New Technologies For Ambient Intelligence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Vatalaro, F. Davide, M. Alcañiz (eds, Mariano Alcañiz, Beatriz Rey
Abstract. Ambient Intelligence builds on three recent key technologies: Ubiquitous Computing, Ubiquitous Communication and Intelligent User Interfaces – some of these concepts are barely a decade...
20 Interaction Manifestations in (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Multi-player Games, Tony Manninen
Abstract. This chapter describes the findings of ethnographical research which elaborates and analyses the interaction forms of a contemporary multi-player game. The motivation for the research...
Behavioral and Physiological Methods (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Brent E. Insko
Abstract. Virtual reality (VR) systems enable the user to feel as if they are present in a computer generated environment. But how do we determine the extent to which a user feels present in the...
14 Presence Technologies for Informal Collaboration (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Babak A. Farshchian
Abstract. In this chapter we investigate presence technologies for supporting informal collaboration. Informal collaboration consists of spontaneous and unplanned interactions that occur frequently...
21 Real Time Text-to-Emotion Engine for Expressive Internet Communications (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Anthony C. Boucouvalas
Abstract. In this work we focus on demonstrating a real time communication interface which enhances text communication by detecting from real time typed text, the extracted emotions, and displaying...
G. Riva, F. Davide, Fabrizia Mantovani, Gianluca Castelnuovo
Abstract. Recent advances in educational and training technology are offering an increasing number of innovative and promising learning environments including three-dimensional and two-dimensional...
3 Engineering Presence: an Experimental Strategy (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Fabrizio Davide, Richard Walker
Abstract. Over the centuries artists have developed a range of techniques for inducing a sense of presence in an audience. The goals of these are however essentially open-ended. The presence...
10 Technological Background About VR (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Mariano Alcañiz, Ph. D, ...
1 Applied Technology for Neuro-Psychology Lab., (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Ph. D, Francesca Morganti, ...
Ergonomic Analysis of VR in Psychotherapy: Panic Disorders, Agoraphobia and Eating Disorders (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Carlo Galimberti, ...
of Virtual Environments for Clinical Use (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Anna Spagnolli, ...
Abstract. Usability is defined by the International Standards Organization as “the effectiveness, efficiency and satisfaction with which a certain user may achieve a specific objective in a...
The Strata of Presence: Evolution, Media, and Mental States (2008)
J A Waterworth, G Riva, E L Waterworth
We present an evolutionary account of the psycho-neurology of presence, highlighting three component layers: proto presence, core presence, and extended presence. We suggest that the layers emerged...
G. Riva, F. Davide, Panos Markopoulos, Onno Romijn, Ros Philopoulos
Abstract. This chapter discusses research conducted to understand the requirements of elderly for informal social telecommunication media that may be addressed through awareness technologies. It...
immersive Virtual Reality (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Gabriele Optale, Massimiliano Pastore, ...
4 Presence as a Dimension of Communication: Context of Use (2008)
G. Riva, M. T. Anguera, B. K. Wiederhold, F. Mantovani (eds, Ultimate Communicative, Experience Festschrift, ...
Abstract. We claim that presence is elicited most strongly when information is presented as an inhabitable, external world. Technical developments that permit this, such as the creation of...
Remote Psychological Treatments (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, José Antonio Lozano
Abstract. New technologies lead us to a series of new applications that we could
12 User Presence in Mobile Environments (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Giorgio Da Bormida, Paul Lefrere
Abstract: Three forms of mobile-supported user presence are discussed, in the context of an international project, MOBIlearn. These are: (1) ‘anticipatory ’ user presence, meaning the kind of...
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds
of panic disorders and
19 Telewindows: Case Studies in Asymmetrical Social Presence (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Carrie Heeter, Jennifer Gregg, Jacob Climo, ...
Abstract. Emerging telecommunication technologies could extend participation in social groups for homebound and mobility-limited people. Like a window in a room, a Telewindow can be opened anytime....
10 Are you with us? The role of presence in Mixed Reality for (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Participatory Design, Roy C. Davies, Birgitta Rydberg Mitchell, ...
Abstract. In architecture, life-like three-dimensional pictures are often used to portray to the layman how a particular design is going to look and fit into the surrounding landscape. Some...
Presence and Usability: a Situated, Action-Based Approach to Virtual Environments (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Luciano Gamberini, Anna Spagnolli
Abstract. In assessing the usability of a virtual environment, a valuable hint may be offered by a good model of the user’s experience, which is usually described as the experience of being...
2 Presence in the Past: what can we learn from Media History? (2008)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Wijnand Ijsselsteijn
Abstract. In this chapter we describe the historical development of cinema, television, telerobotics, and virtual environments, with emphasis on their psychological impact, in particular the...
Virtual Reality as communication tool: a . . . (2008)
Virtual Reality (VR) is usually described by the media as a particular collection of technological hardware: a computer capable of 3D real-time animation, a head-mounted display, data gloves equipped...
Cybertherapy in Practice: The VEPSY Updated Project (2008)
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Ph. D, ...
Rapid and far-reaching technological advances are changing the ways in which people relate, communicate, and live. Technologies that were hardly used ten years ago, such as the Internet, e-mail, and...
Internet And Virtual, G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds, Francesca Morganti, ...
Several recent studies have investigated whether knowledge representation turns possible within virtual reality simulated environments. According to these affirmative results different clinical...
9 "Being there " and the Role of Presence Technology (2007)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Shanyang Zhao
Abstract. This paper uses the metaphor of "being there " to differentiate two basic modes of mediated presence. "'Being ' there " refers to presence in a...
20 Interaction Manifestations in (2007)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Multi-player Games, Tony Manninen
Abstract. This chapter describes the findings of ethnographical research which elaborates and analyses the interaction forms of a contemporary multi-player game. The motivation for the research...
8 Quality of Experience in Virtual Environments (2007)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Andrea Gaggioli, Marta Bassi, Antonella Delle Fave
Abstract. In this chapter, we present a new theoretical and methodological approach to the study of presence and virtual experience. More specifically, our work aims at analyzing the quality of...
G. Riva, C. Botella, P. Légeron, G. Optale (eds
A Japanese warrior was captured by his enemies and thrown into prison. That night he was unable to sleep because he feared that the next day he would be interrogated, tortured, and executed. Then the...
Itilisation of Biofuels on the Farm (2006)
Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M University
Itilisation of Biofuels on the Farm (2006)
Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M University
Media Presence and Inner Presence: The Sense of Presence in Virtual Reality Technologies (2006)
Coelho, Dr. C., Tichon, Prof. J.G., Hine, Dr. T.J., Wallis, Dr. G.M., Riva, Prof. G.
Abstract. Presence is widely accepted as the key concept to be considered in any research involving human interaction with Virtual Reality (VR). Since its original description, the concept of...
Being-in-the-world-with: Presence Meets Social And Cognitive Neuroscience (2006)
In this chapter we will discuss the concepts of “presence” (Inner Presence) and “social presence” (Co-presence) within a cognitive and ecological perspective. Specifically, we claim that the...
CIGR E-Journal Volume 8 (2006)
Abubakar, M., Adams, R., Ademosun, C., Ademosun, O., Adewole, N., Adewumi, B., ...
Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M University
CIGR E-Journal Volume 8 (2006)
Abubakar, M., Adams, R., Ademosun, C., Ademosun, O., Adewole, N., Adewumi, B., ...
Rosana G. Moreira, Editor-in-Chief; Texas A&M University
Being There: Concepts, Effects and Measurements of User Presence in Synthetic Environments (2003)
presence in mediated environments Wijnand IJSSELSTEIJN and Giuseppe RIVA Abstract. Presence, the experience of ‘being there ’ in a mediated environment, has become closely associated with VR and...
Interactive mediated environments (e.g. virtual reality/environments, computer games, the Internet, multi-media, interactive television) have the potential to induce experience in users. Engagement,...
The Illusion of Being Creative (2003)
G. Riva, F. Davide, John A. Waterworth, John A. Waterworth
The chapter suggests an approach to presence and how it could be applied to elicit creativity, especially everyday creativity. We believe that it is important to provide cues both to bring out...
Being There: The experience of presence in mediated environments (2003)
Presence, the experience of `being there' in a mediated environment, has become closely associated with VR and other advanced media. Different types of presence are discussed, including physical...
Real Time Text-to-Emotion Engine for Expressive Internet Communications (2003)
G. Riva, F. Davide, A. Boucouvalas
In this work we focus on demonstrating a real time communication interface which enhances text communication by detecting from real time typed text, the extracted emotions, and displaying on the...
Persuasive Effects of Presence in Immersive Virtual Environments (2003)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Dan Grigorovici
In general, current research suggests that virtual environments, compared to classical advertising media, provide users with a higher level of presence, more perceptual and psychological immersion....
Presence 2010: The Emergence of Ambient Intelligence (2003)
G. Riva, F. Davide, Pierpaolo Loreti, Massimiliano Lunghi, Francesco Vatalaro, ...
Abstract. In the last five years we have seen significant advances in three promising technology areas: virtual environments, in which 3D displays and interaction devices immerse the user in a...
Nonlinear Burning Stability of Solid Propellants. (2002)
De Luca,L., Riva,G., Zanotti,C.
The nonlinear burning analysis of solid rocket propellants, under development by this research group, was extended to include in particular variable thermal properties and volumetrically distributed...
The VEPSY Updated Project: Virtual Reality in Clinical Psychology (2001)
G. Riva, Ph. D, M. Alcañiz, Ph. D, L. Anolli, Ph. D, ...
Many of us grew up with the naive assumption that couches are the best used therapeutic tools in psychotherapy. But tools for psychotherapy are evolving in a much more complex environment than a...
The traditional tools afforded by neuropsychology have proved to be of considerable service not only for the description of the clinical course of illnesses, but also for their nosographic and...
F. Vincelli, Y. H. Choi, E. Molinari, B. K. Wiederhold, G. Riva, Ph. D, ...
THROUGH THE DEVELOPMENT of epidemiologic studies we are able to say that 3.5 % of the general population suffer from panic disorder1 with serious personal and social repercussions,
Mechanical and Electrical Properties of a NiTi Shape Memory Alloy. (1998)
Airoldi, G., Ranucci, T., Riva, G.
Electrical and mechanical properties have been investigated in a shape memory NiTi alloy in one start martensitic phase or within the hysteresis cycle, or in the parent phase or within the hysteresis...
The Step-Wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation Stimulated by a Stress State (1997)
Airoldi, G., Corsi, A., Riva, G.
In shape memory alloys the Thermoelastic Martensitic Transformation (TMT), intrinsically step-wise, can be either thermaliy induced or stress-induced. Moreover, it has already been shown that an...
The Step-Wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation Stimulated by a Stress State (1997)
Airoldi, G., Corsi, A., Riva, G.
In shape memory alloys the Thermoelastic Martensitic Transformation (TMT), intrinsically step-wise, can be either thermaliy induced or stress-induced. Moreover, it has already been shown that an...
The Step-Wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation Stimulated by a Stress State (1997)
Airoldi, G., Corsi, A., Riva, G.
In shape memory alloys the Thermoelastic Martensitic Transformation (TMT), intrinsically step-wise, can be either thermaliy induced or stress-induced. Moreover, it has already been shown that an...
Airoldi, G., Besseghini, S., Riva, G.
The investigations till now performed on the Step-wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation (SMART) have identified the relevant key features both of the transformation itself and of the...
It is well known that applications of NiTi alloys in orthodontics rely on the pseudoelastic properties developed at temperatures higher than Af. That implies as a necessary condition that the body...
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G., Vanelli, M.
The R-phase in a polycrystalline 50Ti48Ni2Fe shape memory alloy has been here investigated by X-Ray Powder counter Diffractometry (XRPD). With the aim to determine the R-phase lattice parameters...
Airoldi, G., Besseghini, S., Riva, G.
The investigations till now performed on the Step-wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation (SMART) have identified the relevant key features both of the transformation itself and of the...
It is well known that applications of NiTi alloys in orthodontics rely on the pseudoelastic properties developed at temperatures higher than Af. That implies as a necessary condition that the body...
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G., Vanelli, M.
The R-phase in a polycrystalline 50Ti48Ni2Fe shape memory alloy has been here investigated by X-Ray Powder counter Diffractometry (XRPD). With the aim to determine the R-phase lattice parameters...
Airoldi, G., Besseghini, S., Riva, G.
The investigations till now performed on the Step-wise Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation (SMART) have identified the relevant key features both of the transformation itself and of the...
It is well known that applications of NiTi alloys in orthodontics rely on the pseudoelastic properties developed at temperatures higher than Af. That implies as a necessary condition that the body...
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G., Vanelli, M.
The R-phase in a polycrystalline 50Ti48Ni2Fe shape memory alloy has been here investigated by X-Ray Powder counter Diffractometry (XRPD). With the aim to determine the R-phase lattice parameters...
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF A NiTi SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (1991)
Airoldi, G., Ranucci, T., Riva, G.
Mechanical properties of shape memory NiTi alloys have been widely investigated : though a reasonable understanding of the micromechanisms underlying macroscopic behaviour is known, these sometimes...
MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN STEP-WISE THERMALLY STIMULATED MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS (1991)
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G.
The "Step-wise stimulated Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation" (SMART) in NiTi alloys is here examined by means of X ray diffraction spectra detected: 1) before the procedure required...
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF A NiTi SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (1991)
Airoldi, G., Ranucci, T., Riva, G.
Mechanical properties of shape memory NiTi alloys have been widely investigated : though a reasonable understanding of the micromechanisms underlying macroscopic behaviour is known, these sometimes...
MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN STEP-WISE THERMALLY STIMULATED MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS (1991)
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G.
The "Step-wise stimulated Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation" (SMART) in NiTi alloys is here examined by means of X ray diffraction spectra detected: 1) before the procedure required...
MECHANICAL AND ELECTRICAL PROPERTIES OF A NiTi SHAPE MEMORY ALLOY (1991)
Airoldi, G., Ranucci, T., Riva, G.
Mechanical properties of shape memory NiTi alloys have been widely investigated : though a reasonable understanding of the micromechanisms underlying macroscopic behaviour is known, these sometimes...
MICROSTRUCTURAL CHANGES IN STEP-WISE THERMALLY STIMULATED MARTENSITIC TRANSFORMATIONS (1991)
Airoldi, G., Carcano, G., Riva, G.
The "Step-wise stimulated Martensite to Austenite Reversible Transformation" (SMART) in NiTi alloys is here examined by means of X ray diffraction spectra detected: 1) before the procedure required...
Long term results (15-30 years) of surgical repair of aortic coarctation.
Presbitero, P, Demarie, D, Villani, M, Perinetto, E A, Riva, G, Orzan, F, ...
The late outcome in 226 patients who survived surgical repair of aortic coarctation was assessed 15-30 years after operation. Twenty six patients died during the follow up mainly from causes related...