@article{LatoschikWienrich2022,
  author    = {Latoschik, Marc Erich and Wienrich, Carolin},
  title     = {Congruence and plausibility, not presence: pivotal conditions for XR experiences and effects, a novel approach},
  series = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality},
  volume    = {3},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Virtual Reality},
  issn      = {2673-4192},
  doi       = {10.3389/frvir.2022.694433},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-284787},
  year      = {2022},
  abstract  = {Presence is often considered the most important quale describing the subjective feeling of being in a computer-generated and/or computer-mediated virtual environment. The identification and separation of orthogonal presence components, i.e., the place illusion and the plausibility illusion, has been an accepted theoretical model describing Virtual Reality (VR) experiences for some time. This perspective article challenges this presence-oriented VR theory. First, we argue that a place illusion cannot be the major construct to describe the much wider scope of virtual, augmented, and mixed reality (VR, AR, MR: or XR for short). Second, we argue that there is no plausibility illusion but merely plausibility, and we derive the place illusion caused by the congruent and plausible generation of spatial cues and similarly for all the current model's so-defined illusions. Finally, we propose congruence and plausibility to become the central essential conditions in a novel theoretical model describing XR experiences and effects.},
  language  = {en}
}
@article{PosslerBowmanDaneels2023,
  author    = {Possler, Daniel and Bowman, Nicholas David and Daneels, Rowan},
  title     = {Explaining the formation of eudaimonic gaming experiences: a theoretical overview and systemization based on interactivity and game elements},
  series = {Frontiers in Communication},
  volume    = {8},
  journal   = {Frontiers in Communication},
  issn      = {2297-900X},
  doi       = {10.3389/fcomm.2023.1215960},
  url       = {http://nbn-resolving.de/urn:nbn:de:bvb:20-opus-328136},
  year      = {2023},
  abstract  = {Over the past years, scholars have explored eudaimonic video game experiences—profound entertainment responses that include meaningfulness, reflection, and others. In a comparatively short time, a plethora of explanations for the formation of such eudaimonic gaming experiences has been developed across multiple disciplines, making it difficult to keep track of the state of theory development. Hence, we present a theoretical overview of these explanations. We first provide a working definition of eudaimonic gaming experiences (i.e., experiences that reflect human virtues and encourage players to develop their potential as human beings fully) and outline four layers of video games—agency, narrative, sociality, and aesthetics—that form the basis for theorizing. Subsequently, we provide an overview of the theoretical approaches, categorizing them based on which of the four game layers their explanation mainly rests upon. Finally, we suggest the contingency of the different theoretical approaches for explaining eudaimonic experiences by describing how their usefulness varies as a function of interactivity. As different types of games offer players various levels of interactivity, our overview suggests which theories and which game layers should be considered when examining eudaimonic experiences for specific game types.},
  language  = {en}
}