1. A baseline experiment and initial investigation of the effects of virtual immersion on vehicle passenger risk perception Open Access Author: Dow, Nicholas William Title: A baseline experiment and initial investigation of the effects of virtual immersion on vehicle passenger risk perception Graduate Program: Mechanical Engineering Keywords: virtual realityperception of riskautonomous vehiclesdriving simulator File: Download 071218_Dow_MastersThesis.pdf Committee Members: Sean N Brennan, Thesis Advisor/Co-AdvisorMatthew B Parkinson, Thesis Advisor/Co-Advisor