@inproceedings { , title = {The effect of virtual reality control of a robotic surrogate on presence and social presence in comparison to telecommunications software}, abstract = {Telecommunication software is often used to tackle social isolation in those with restricted mobility, but lacks high-level interactions found in face-to-face conversation. This study investigated the use of an immersive control system for a robotic surrogate when compared to Skype. There was no significant difference between the presence and social presence felt between the two systems; however, Skype was found to be significantly easier to use. Future work will focus on identifying user requirements and further developing the control system.}, conference = {HRI '20: ACM/IEEE International Conference on Human-Robot Interaction}, doi = {10.1145/3371382.3378268}, isbn = {9781450370578}, pages = {349-351}, publicationstatus = {Published}, publisher = {Association for Computing Machinery (ACM)}, url = {https://uwe-repository.worktribe.com/output/9095348}, keyword = {Engineering, Bristol Robotics Laboratory, virtual reality, presence, social presence, robotic surrogate, telecommunications, human-robot interaction}, year = {2020}, author = {Mackey, Bethany Ann and Bremner, Paul A. and Giuliani, Manuel} }