Distinguishing volumetric content from perceptual presence within a predictive processing framework.
Phenomenology and the Cognitive Sciences 2020 DOI: 10.1007/s11097-019-09632-7 (opens in new tab)
Study at a glance
AI-extracted from the abstract| Characteristics | Theoretical or philosophical paper Peer reviewed |
|---|---|
| Keywords | Perceptual presence Predictive processing Sensorimotor contingencies |
| Citations | 9 |
| Key points | Argues that perceptual presence is accounted for by agent-active expectations and volumetric content by object-active expectations within the predictive processing framework. |
Abstract
I argue for an overlooked distinction between perceptual presence and volumetric content, and flesh it out in terms of predictive processing. Within the predictive processing framework we can distinguish between agent-active and object-active expectations. The former expectations account for perceptual presence, while the latter account for volumetric content. I then support this position with reference to how experiences of presence are created by virtual reality technologies, and end by reflecting on what this means for the relationship between sensorimotor enactivism and predictive processing.