From physical to virtual art exhibitions and beyond: Survey and some issues for consideration for the metaverse

S Sylaiou, P Dafiotis, D Koukopoulos… - Journal of Cultural …, 2024 - Elsevier
This manuscript addresses the increasing importance of Extended Reality (XR) in art
exhibitions. It elaborates on the technologies employed, design issues, pertinent aims, and …

Virtual reality breathing interventions for mental health: A systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

G Cortez-Vázquez, M Adriaanse, GL Burchell… - Applied …, 2024 - Springer
Breathing exercises have been shown to reduce mental health problems among clinical and
non-clinical populations. Although virtual reality (VR) breathing interventions are assumed to …

[HTML][HTML] Develo** scales for assessing metaverse characteristics and testing their utility

C Boo, A Suh - Computers in Human Behavior Reports, 2024 - Elsevier
Despite the rapidly growing scholarly and applied interest in the metaverse, inquiries
concerning the defining features of the metaverse and the appropriate methodology for …

Increasing awareness of climate change with immersive virtual reality

SP Thoma, M Hartmann, J Christen, B Mayer… - Frontiers in Virtual …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Previous research has shown that immersive virtual reality (VR) is a suitable tool for
visualizing the consequences of climate change. The aim of the present study was to …

[HTML][HTML] How good are virtual hands? Influences of input modality on motor tasks in virtual reality

A Hameed, S Möller, A Perkis - Journal of Environmental Psychology, 2023 - Elsevier
Hand-tracking enables controller-free interaction with virtual environments, which can make
virtual reality (VR) experiences more natural and immersive. As naturalness hinges on both …

Perspective: Narrative storyliving in virtual reality design

M Vallance, PA Towndrow - Frontiers in virtual reality, 2022 - frontiersin.org
The development and relative affordability of Virtual Reality in recent years have provided
opportunities to experience representations of both concrete and abstract situations; from …

Realism and field of view affect presence in vr but not the way you think

C Jicol, C Clarke, E Tor, RM Dakin… - Proceedings of the …, 2023 - dl.acm.org
Presence is one of the most studied and most important variables in immersive virtual reality
(VR) and it influences the effectiveness of many VR applications. Separate bodies of …

Virtual Unreality: Augmentation-Oriented Ideation Through Design Cards

R Neuhaus, R Ringfort-Felner, D Courtney… - Proceedings of the …, 2024 - dl.acm.org
While realism is a common design goal for virtual reality (VR), VR also offers opportunities
that are impossible in the real world (eg, telekinesis). So far, there is no design support to …

[HTML][HTML] Effects of restorative environment and presence on anxiety and depression based on interactive virtual reality scenarios

Z Wang, Y Li, J An, W Dong, H Li, H Ma… - International Journal of …, 2022 - mdpi.com
Anxiety and depression have been growing global mental health problems. The following
studies explored the effect of interactive VR scenarios to find a low-cost and high-efficiency …