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== '''Embodied social presence theory''' ==
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== Acronym ==
ESP
== Alternate name(s)==
Embodied Social Presence Theory
ESP Theory
== Main dependent construct(s)/factor(s)==
Flow, Perceptions of Embodiment, Perceptions of ESP, Task Focus
== Main independent construct(s)/factor(s) ==
Virtual Embodiment, Technological Readiness, Psychological Readiness, Embodied Presence, Embodied Co-presence
== Concise description of theory ==
ESP Theory posits that the body is the nexus of communication, and that an embodied representation affects the perceptions of users by drawing them into a higher level of cognitive engagement in their shared activities and communication acts. During this process users engage in a loop of shifting attentional focus on the virtual and real self, on the other social actor’s virtual and real self, and on the context of interactions.
== Diagram/schematic of theory ==
== Originating author(s) ==
Brian Mennecke, Janea Triplett, Lesya Hassall, Zayira Jordan, Rex Heer
== Seminal articles ==
Mennecke, B.E., Triplett, J., Hassall, L.M., Jordan, Z., and Heer, R., (forthcoming). An Examination of User Embodiment and Activity-based Social Interaction in Virtual Worlds: Implications for the Development of a Theory of Embodied Social Presence. Decision Sciences, Vol. 42, Num. 2.
Mennecke, B.E., Triplett; J. L., Hassall, L., & Jordan-Conde, Z. Embodied Social Presence Theory. 43rd Hawaiian International Conference on System Sciences, Jan. 2010, Koloa, HI.
== Originating area ==
Communication Studies<br>
Human Computer Interaction<br>
Management Information Systems
== Level of analysis ==
Individual
== IS articles that use the theory ==
== Links from this theory to other theories ==
Media synchronicity theory
== External links ==
www.embodiedsocialpresencetheory.com
== Original Contributor(s) ==
Brian Mennecke, Janea Triplett, Lesya Hassall, Zayira Jordan, Rex Heer
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