Why do people smile at an avatar that is smiling at them, when they know full well that no one is there, and no one can see their smile?

Why do they become anxious when standing in front of a deep virtual hole in the ground, when they know for sure that there is no hole there?

Starlab has supported the Rave (=Real Action in Virtual Environments), the second of a workshop series focusing on these questions, the whys and hows of realistic action in virtual environments.

Feel curious?
Download the Rave Manifesto.