Virtual immersion in nature and psychological well-being: A systematic literature review

S Frost, L Kannis-Dymand, V Schaffer, P Millear… - Journal of …, 2022 - Elsevier
Immersion in nature provides various psychological benefits to well-being. Recent research
examines whether these benefits can be replicated in virtual reality (VR). This study aimed to …

Virtual reality for emotion elicitation–a review

R Somarathna, T Bednarz… - IEEE Transactions on …, 2022 - ieeexplore.ieee.org
Emotions are multifaceted phenomena that affect our behaviour, perception, and cognition.
Increasing evidence indicates that induction mechanisms play a crucial role in triggering …

[HTML][HTML] Examining the role of consumer motivations to use voice assistants for fashion shop**: The mediating role of awe experience and eWOM

P Kautish, S Purohit, R Filieri, YK Dwivedi - Technological Forecasting and …, 2023 - Elsevier
Artificial intelligence-enabled voice assistant services have received notable scholarly
attention. Fashion retailers offer AI-based voice assistants to facilitate online shoppers …

Can simulated nature support mental health? Comparing short, single-doses of 360-degree nature videos in virtual reality with the outdoors

MHEM Browning, KJ Mimnaugh, CJ Van Riper… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Nature exposure in virtual reality (VR) can provide emotional well-being benefits for people
who cannot access the outdoors. Little is known about how these simulated experiences …

[HTML][HTML] What is the best way of delivering virtual nature for improving mood? An experimental comparison of high definition TV, 360 video, and computer generated …

NL Yeo, MP White, I Alcock, R Garside, SG Dean… - Journal of environmental …, 2020 - Elsevier
Exposure to 'real'nature can increase positive affect and decrease negative affect, but direct
access is not always possible, eg for people in health/care settings who often experience …

Investigating the moderating role of AI-enabled services on flow and awe experience

P Kautish, A Khare - International Journal of Information Management, 2022 - Elsevier
Interactive technology is rapidly transforming the modern e-tail landscape by applying reality-
enhancing technologies, ie, augmented reality, virtual reality, and mixed reality-led sensory …

How do emotions elicited in virtual reality affect our memory? A systematic review

V Mancuso, F Bruni, C Stramba-Badiale, G Riva… - Computers in Human …, 2023 - Elsevier
Emotion has been shown to have a significant influence on memory. However, most of the
investigations that led to this conclusion used non-virtual reality procedures. Virtual reality …

The reality of virtual reality

B Schöne, J Kisker, L Lange, T Gruber… - Frontiers in …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Virtual reality (VR) has become a popular tool for investigating human behavior and brain
functions. Nevertheless, it is unclear whether VR constitutes an actual form of reality or is …

Daily exposure to virtual nature reduces symptoms of anxiety in college students

MHEM Browning, S Shin, G Drong, O McAnirlin… - Scientific reports, 2023 - nature.com
Exposure to natural environments offers an array of mental health benefits. Virtual reality
provides simulated experiences of being in nature when outdoor access is limited. Previous …

Access to Nature via Virtual Reality: A Mini-Review

H Li, X Zhang, H Wang, Z Yang, H Liu, Y Cao… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Nature exposure is known to promote physical and mental health. However, actual nature
exposure may be difficult to achieve for the population of people with physical disabilities or …