00906nas a2200133   4500008004100000245009200041210006900133260002100202520037700223653000800600100001700608700002200625856012500647       2017                        eng d00aSense of Virtual Place (SOVP): Conceptual Exploration and Initial Empirical  Validation0 aSense of Virtual Place SOVP Conceptual Exploration and Initial E  aBoston, MAc20173 aIn this article, we introduce the notion of “Sense of Virtual Place” (SOVP) and explore the factors affecting it. We argue that SOVP can act as a surrogate for user engagement in virtual environments. We develop and validate a SOVP measure, adapting from a widely used measure of Sense of Place (SOP) in the academic disciplines of environmental and social psychology.10aBIS1 aArora, Vipin1 aKhazanchi, Deepak  u/biblio/sense-virtual-place-sovp-conceptual-exploration-and-initial-empirical-validation