Co-presence is the sense that other people are sharing the same virtual or physical-digital space with a user at the same time, and can perceive and be perceived in return. It extends the individual sense of presence to a shared, social context, and is a key quality metric for telecollaboration and metaverse platforms, where avatars, spatial audio and non-verbal cues are used to reinforce the impression of being together. Strong co-presence is associated with more natural social interaction in virtual environments.
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- Co-presence is the sense that other people are sharing the same virtual or physical-digital space with a user at the same time, and can perceive and be perceived in return. It extends the individual sense of presence to a shared, social context, and is a key quality metric for telecollaboration and metaverse platforms, where avatars, spatial audio and non-verbal cues are used to reinforce the impression of being together. Strong co-presence is associated with more natural social interaction in virtual environments.