From the body to the tools and back: A general framework for presence in mediated interactions

► We outline a model for understanding Presence using the outcome of cognitive sciences. ► Presence is the product of an intuitive experience-based metacognitive judgment. ► This process monitors our activity by using embodied intuitive simulations. ► It is possible to distinguish between first-order and second-order mediated actions. ► They differ for their effect on our bodily experience: incorporation and incarnation.