We review the concept of presence in virtual reality, normally thought of as the sense of
“being there” in the virtual world. We argued in a 2009 paper that presence consists of two …

Social virtual reality (VR) has the potential to gradually replace traditional online social
media, thanks to recent advances in consumer-grade VR devices and VR technology itself …

A growing number of students in higher education are using ChatGPT for various
educational purposes, ranging from seeking information to writing essays. Although many …

Behaviour in virtual environments might be informed by our experiences in physical
environments, but virtual environments are not constrained by the same physical …

While they have long been a subject of academic study, social virtual reality (SVR) systems
are now attracting increasingly large audiences on current consumer virtual reality systems …

Virtual reality is increasingly used for tasks such as work and education. Thus, rendering
scenarios that do not interfere with such goals and deplete user experience are becoming …

When living apart, grandparents and grandchildren often use audio-visual communication
approaches to stay connected. However, these approaches seldom provide sufficient …

Recent years have seen a rise in social virtual reality (VR) platforms that allow people to
interact in real-time through voice and gestures. The ephemeral nature of communication on …

Developing mixed-reality (MR) experiments is a challenge as there is a wide variety of
functionality to support. This challenge is exacerbated if the MR experiment is multi-user or if …

In the 21st century workplace (especially in COVID times), much human social interaction
occurs during virtual meetings. Unlike traditional screen-based remote meetings, VR …